flagellum

[ fluh-jel-uhm ]

/ fləˈdʒɛl əm /

noun, plural fla·gel·la [fluh-jel-uh], /fləˈdʒɛl ə/, fla·gel·lums.

Biology. a long, lashlike appendage serving as an organ of locomotion in protozoa, sperm cells, etc.

Botany. a runner.

Also called clavola. Entomology. (in an antenna) the whiplike portion above the basal joints.

a whip or lash.

Origin of flagellum

1800–10; <Latin: whip, lash, diminutive of flagrum a whip, scourge

Words nearby flagellum

flagellated, flagellation, flagelliform, flagellin, flagellosis, flagellum, flageolet, flag fall, flagfish, flag football, Flagg

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Example sentences from the Web for flagellum

From the apex a flagellum projects in many forms, giving the larva a helmet-like appearance.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
The edges of its side plates are toothed, its flagellum has but a single joint and it has no eyes.
The British Woodlice|Wilfred Mark Webb
The distal joint of the flagellum is the longer, and the flagellum itself is equal in length to the last joint of the peduncle.
The British Woodlice|Wilfred Mark Webb
Flagellum of the antenna with six coalescent pseudo-segments; maxilla blunt.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley

The Euglenaceae contain the largest species, up to 130 μ in length, exclusive of the flagellum.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4|Various

British Dictionary definitions for flagellum

flagellum

/ (fləˈdʒɛləm) /

noun plural -la (-lə) or -lums

biology a long whiplike outgrowth from a cell that acts as an organ of locomotion: occurs in some protozoans, gametes, spores, etc

botany a long thin supple shoot or runner

zoology the terminal whiplike part of an arthropod's appendage, esp of the antenna of many insects

Derived forms of flagellum

flagellar, adjective

Word Origin for flagellum

C19: from Latin: a little whip, from flagrum a whip, lash

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Medical definitions for flagellum

flagellum

[ flə-jĕl′əm ]

n. pl. fla•gel•la (-jĕl′ə)

A threadlike appendage, especially a whiplike extension of certain cells or organisms that functions as an organ of locomotion.

Other words from flagellum

fla•gel′lar (-jĕl′ər) adj.

Scientific definitions for flagellum

flagellum

[ flə-jĕl′əm ]

Plural flagella

A slender whiplike part extending from some single-celled organisms, such as the dinoflagellates, that moves rapidly back and forth to impart movement to the organism.

单词	flagellum
释义	flagellum [ fluh-jel-uhm ] / fləˈdʒɛl əm / noun, plural fla·gel·la [fluh-jel-uh], /fləˈdʒɛl ə/, fla·gel·lums. Biology. a long, lashlike appendage serving as an organ of locomotion in protozoa, sperm cells, etc. Botany. a runner. Also called clavola. Entomology. (in an antenna) the whiplike portion above the basal joints. a whip or lash. Origin of flagellum 1800–10; <Latin: whip, lash, diminutive of flagrum a whip, scourge Words nearby flagellum flagellated, flagellation, flagelliform, flagellin, flagellosis, flagellum, flageolet, flag fall, flagfish, flag football, Flagg Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for flagellum From the apex a flagellum projects in many forms, giving the larva a helmet-like appearance. The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)\|Francis Maitland Balfour The edges of its side plates are toothed, its flagellum has but a single joint and it has no eyes. The British Woodlice\|Wilfred Mark Webb The distal joint of the flagellum is the longer, and the flagellum itself is equal in length to the last joint of the peduncle. The British Woodlice\|Wilfred Mark Webb Flagellum of the antenna with six coalescent pseudo-segments; maxilla blunt. Handbook of Medical Entomology\|William Albert Riley The Euglenaceae contain the largest species, up to 130 μ in length, exclusive of the flagellum. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4\|Various British Dictionary definitions for flagellum flagellum / (fləˈdʒɛləm) / noun plural -la (-lə) or -lums biology a long whiplike outgrowth from a cell that acts as an organ of locomotion: occurs in some protozoans, gametes, spores, etc botany a long thin supple shoot or runner zoology the terminal whiplike part of an arthropod's appendage, esp of the antenna of many insects Derived forms of flagellum flagellar, adjective Word Origin for flagellum C19: from Latin: a little whip, from flagrum a whip, lash Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for flagellum flagellum [ flə-jĕl′əm ] n. pl. fla•gel•la (-jĕl′ə) A threadlike appendage, especially a whiplike extension of certain cells or organisms that functions as an organ of locomotion. Other words from flagellum fla•gel′lar (-jĕl′ər) adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for flagellum flagellum [ flə-jĕl′əm ] Plural flagella A slender whiplike part extending from some single-celled organisms, such as the dinoflagellates, that moves rapidly back and forth to impart movement to the organism. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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