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Word: Flagellum
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 19th century (denoting a whip or scourge): from Latin, diminutive of flagrum ‘scourge’
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Phonetic Spelling:
fləˈdʒɛləm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a slender threadlike structure, especially a microscopic appendage that enables many protozoa, bacteria, spermatozoa, etc. to swim.
Short Definition:slender threadlike structure
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