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Flagellum - English meaning

Flagellum – definitions in English dictionary

noun

A slender threadlike structure, especially a microscopic appendage that enables many protozoa, bacteria, spermatozoa, etc. to swim.

Usage examples:

Development of the spermatid flagellum begins immediately after meiosis.

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鞭毛

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Flagellum

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Flagelle, Flagellum

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Geißel

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कशाभिका, कशाभ

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Flagello

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편모

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Жгутик, Ресничка, Усик, Ус, Плеть, Бич

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Flagelo

Word origin

early 19th century (denoting a whip or scourge): from Latin, diminutive of flagrum ‘scourge’.

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