amphitrichous
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
amphitrichous (not comparable)
- (biology) (of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum operates at a time, allowing the bacterium to reverse course rapidly by switching which flagellum is active.)
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having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends
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