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tractellum

tractellum noun: an anterior locomotive flagellum.

Noun

tractellum (plural tractella)

  1. An anterior locomotive flagellum.

Forms of tractellum

pluraltractella

Origin of tractellum

From Latin [Term?].

Questions about tractellum

What does tractellum mean?
Tractellum means an anterior locomotive flagellum.
What part of speech is tractellum?
Tractellum is a noun.
What is the plural of tractellum?
The plural of tractellum is tractella.

Words near tractellum in the dictionary

  1. tractator
  2. tractators
  3. tractatrix
  4. tracted
  5. tractella
  6. tractellum
  7. tracti
  8. tractile
  9. tractility
  10. tracting
  11. traction

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