aflagellaradj.
/ˌeɪˈfladʒᵻlə/, /ˌeɪˈfladʒl̩ə/, /ˌeɪfləˈdʒɛlə/, U.S. /ˌeɪˈflædʒələr/ Microbiology.
= aflagellate adj.
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aflagellate1904
aflagellar1909
1909 Bulletin (Sleeping Sickness Bureau) No. 10. 383 The phenomenon of agglomeration was first described by Laveran and Mesnil. The trypanosomes join either in pairs or rosettes by their posterior (aflagellar) ends.
1970 Nature 18 Apr. 268/1 After 3 or 4 days of cultivation, the formation of large irregular, aflagellar cell masses..can be observed.
2010 D. E. Cameron & J. J. Mekalanos in P. R. Dormitzer et al. Replicating Vaccines iii. 268 Peru-15 does not form a flagellum and as such represents the first aflagellar bacterial mutant to be evaluated in human volunteer studies.
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