
n., pl., -gel·la (-jĕl'ə).
- Biology. A long, threadlike appendage, especially a whiplike extension of certain cells or unicellular organisms that functions as an organ of locomotion.
- A whip.
[Latin, diminutive of flagrum, whip.]
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American Heritage Dictionary:
fla·gel·lum |

[Latin, diminutive of flagrum, whip.]
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Britannica Concise Encyclopedia:
flagellum |
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Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry:
flagellum |
| flagellin, flagellate, flagella | |
| flame emission spectrophotometry, flame ionization detector, flame photometer |
Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:
flagellum |
Pl. flagella [L.] a long, mobile, whiplike appendage arising from a basal body at the surface of a cell, serving as a locomotor organelle; the only known example in biology of a rotatory motion. In eukaryotic cells, flagella contain nine pairs of microtubules arrayed around a central pair; in bacteria, they contain tightly wound strands of flagellin.
Mosby's Dental Dictionary:
flagella |
Hairlike projections that extend from some unicellular organisms and aid in their movement.
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