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Flagellum   /flədʒˈɛləm/   Listen
Flagellum

noun
(pl. E. flagellums, L. flagella)
1.
A whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor).  Synonym: scourge.
2.
A lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa).



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"Flagellum" Quotes from Famous Books



... such an expanse of fin, the only part used for ordinary progression was the extreme tip, a mere threadlike streamer, which whipped in never-ending spirals, lashing forward, backward, and sideways. So rapid was this motion, and so short the flagellum, that the tadpole did not even tremble or vibrate as it moved, but forged steadily ...
— Edge of the Jungle • William Beebe


Words linked to "Flagellum" :   eubacterium, flagellate, eubacteria, scourge, spermatozoan, whip, appendage, sperm cell, sperm, process, Masticophis flagellum, spermatozoon, true bacteria, outgrowth


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