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quadriflagellate

quadriflagellate adjective: having four flagella.

Adjective

quadriflagellate (not comparable)

  1. Having four flagella

Noun

quadriflagellate (plural quadriflagellates)

  1. Such an organism

Forms of quadriflagellate

pluralquadriflagellates

Origin of quadriflagellate

From quadri- + flagellate.

Questions about quadriflagellate

What does quadriflagellate mean?
Quadriflagellate means having four flagella.
What part of speech is quadriflagellate?
Quadriflagellate can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near quadriflagellate in the dictionary

  1. quadrifid
  2. quadrified
  3. quadrifies
  4. quadrifilar
  5. quadrifine
  6. quadriflagellate
  7. quadriflagellates
  8. quadrifocal
  9. quadrifoil
  10. quadrifoliate
  11. quadrifoliolate

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