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lophotrichous

lophotrichous adjective: (of bacteria) Having multiple flagella located at the same point, so that they can act in concert to drive the bacterium in a single direction.

Adjective

lophotrichous (not comparable)

  1. (of bacteria) Having multiple flagella located at the same point, so that they can act in concert to drive the bacterium in a single direction.

Origin of lophotrichous

From lopho- + tricho- + -ous.

Questions about lophotrichous

What does lophotrichous mean?
Lophotrichous means (of bacteria) Having multiple flagella located at the same point, so that they can act in concert to drive the bacterium in a single direction.
What part of speech is lophotrichous?
Lophotrichous is an adjective.

Words near lophotrichous in the dictionary

  1. lophosteiform
  2. lophosteiforms
  3. lophosteon
  4. lophotid
  5. lophotids
  6. lophotrichous
  7. lophotrochozoan
  8. lophotrochozoans
  9. lophs
  10. lophulid
  11. lophulids

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