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flagellum

/fləˈd͡ʒɛləm/

flagellum noun: in protists, a long, whiplike membrane-enclosed organelle used for locomotion or feeding.

flagellum: in protists, a long, whiplike membrane-enclosed organelle used for locomotion or feeding
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Noun

flagellum (plural flagella or flagellums or (proscribed) flagellae)

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

flagellum meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Arabic

flagellum in Hindi

flagellum
कशाभिका kaśābhikā

flagellum in Tamil

கசை இழை, சவுக்குமுளை, கசையிழை, காலிழை, நீள் இழை, நகரிழை

flagellum in Kannada

ಕಶಾಂಗ

flagellum in Arabic

long whiplike organelle
سَوْط sawṭ
More languagesFewer languages
flagellum in Persian
تاژک tāžak

Synonyms of flagellum

Forms of flagellum

pluralflagella
pluralflagellums
plural proscribedflagellae

Plural of flagellum: flagella or flagellums

Origin of flagellum

From Latin flagellum (“whip”), diminutive of flagrum.

Words formed from flagellum

Words that rhyme with flagellum

9 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about flagellum

What does flagellum mean?
Flagellum means in protists, a long, whiplike membrane-enclosed organelle used for locomotion or feeding.
What is flagellum in Hindi?
Flagellum in Hindi is कशाभिका (kaśābhikā). See Flagellum meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is flagellum?
Flagellum is a noun.
How do you pronounce flagellum?
Flagellum is pronounced /fləˈd͡ʒɛləm/.
What is the plural of flagellum?
The plural of flagellum is flagella.

Words near flagellum in the dictionary

  1. flagellomere
  2. flagellomeres
  3. flagellomers
  4. flagellotropic
  5. flagellular
  6. flagellum
  7. flagellums
  8. flageolet
  9. flageolet bean
  10. flageolet register
  11. flageolet registers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: flagellum (page history and authors); कशाभिका (Hindi) (page history and authors); flagellum (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Flagellum (Kannada Wiktionary) (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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