Main Entry: un·du·lat·ing membrane Pronunciation: '&n-j&-"lAt-i[ng]-, '&n-d(y)&- Function: noun : a vibratilecytoplasmic membrane: a: a lateral expansion of the plasma membrane in some flagellates that is usually associated with a flagellum b: a row of laterally fused longcilia associated in many ciliates with the oral structures
undulating membrane un·du·lat·ing membrane (ŭn'jə-lā'tĭng, ŭn'dyə-, -də-) n. An organelle of locomotion in certain flagellate parasites consisting of a finlike extension of the cytoplasmic membrane with the flagellar sheath.
