flagellum

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
21
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/fləˈd͡ʒɛləm/

Definition of flagellum

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. In protists, a long, whiplike membrane-enclosed organelle used for locomotion or feeding.
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noun

  1. In protists, a long, whiplike membrane-enclosed organelle used for locomotion or feeding.
  2. In bacteria, a long, whiplike proteinaceous appendage, used for locomotion.
  3. (formal)A whip.

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Etymology

From Latin flagellum (“whip”), diminutive of flagrum.

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