flagellum

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 2 Latin 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Related terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin flagellum, 'whip'.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /fləˈdʒɛləm/

[edit] Noun

flagellum (plural flagella or flagellums)

1. (biology) In protists, a long, whiplike membrane-enclosed organelle used for locomotion or feeding.
2. (biology) In bacteria, a long, whiplike proteinaceous appendage, used for locomotion.
3. A whip

[edit] Synonyms

• (organelle of protists): cilium
• (whip): whip

[edit] Translations

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Noun

flagellum (genitive flagellī); n, second declension

1. whip

[edit] Related terms

• flagellō