flagella
flagella is the plural of flagellum.
Meaning of flagellum
Noun
flagellum (plural flagella or flagellums or (proscribed) flagellae)
- In protists, a long, whiplike membrane-enclosed organelle used for locomotion or feeding.
- Synonyms:
- cilium
- In bacteria, a long, whiplike proteinaceous appendage, used for locomotion.
- A whip.
- Synonyms:
- whip
Words that rhyme with flagella
- stella
- columella
- Ella
- cinderella
- umbrella
- stracciatella
- a cappella
- fella
- ambarella
- citronella
- Coachella
- columnella
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- hella
- lamella
- micella
- mozzarella
- nigella
- predella
- salmonella
- Tudela
- varicella
- zooxanthella
- acanthella
- Adela
- amborella
- Bella
- brucella
- candela
- canella
- capitella
- castella
- cella
- cerebella
- chlorella
- clitella
- favela
- fellah
- flabella
- fraxinella
- Gabriella
- haustella
- klebsiella
- labella
- mistella
- moraxella
- mortadella
- novella
- paella
- panatela
- petronella
- portabella
- prunella
- quinella
- rostella
- rubella
- scutella
- selaginella
- shigella
- subumbrella
- tarantella
Questions about flagella
- What is flagella the plural of?
- Flagella is the plural of flagellum.
Words near flagella in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: flagella (page history and authors); flagellum (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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