† paraflagellumn.
Zoology. Obsolete. rare.
An additional or supplementary flagellum in certain protozoans.
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1885 E. R. Lankester in Encycl. Brit. XIX. 856/1 Monadidea... With a single anterior large flagellum or sometimes with two additional paraflagella.
Derivatives
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1890 Cent. Dict. 4275/3 Paraflagellate, provided with a paraflagellum or paraflagella.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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