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flagellum
noun (pl=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
Translations: 
  • Spanish: flagelo
Etymology: From Latin, flagellum, 'whip'.

     
 
  

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