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Definitions of flagellum in various dictionaries:
noun - a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
noun - a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa)
A long, threadlike appendage, especially a whiplike extension of certain cells or unicellular organisms that functions as an organ of locomotion.
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| Fall badly, clutching broken leg with hesitation — it provides locomotion |
| Moving organ, get tired and pondered about not finishing |
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| Jul 7 2015 The Guardian - Cryptic crossword |
| Apr 9 2012 The Times - Cryptic |
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| From the Latin for "whip", they're the whiplike parts by which certain protozoa move about |
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| a slender thread-like structure, especially a microscopic whip-like appendage which enables many protozoa, bacteria, spermatozoa, etc. to swim. |
| A slender threadlike structure, especially a microscopic appendage that enables many protozoa, bacteria, spermatozoa, etc. to swim. |
| Biology A long, threadlike appendage, especially a whiplike extension of certain cells or unicellular organisms that functions as an organ of locomotion. |
| A whip. |
| a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa) |
| a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor) |
| a long, thin part similar to a tail, used for movement by some cells, bacteria, and other very small organisms |
| a long thin part similar to a tail, which is used for movement by some cells, bacteria, and other very small organisms |
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A flagellum (; plural: flagella) is a lash-like appendage that protrudes from the cell body of certain bacterial and eukaryotic cells. The primary role of the flagellum is locomotion, but it also often has function as a sensory organelle, being sensitive to chemicals and temperatures outside the cell. The similar structure in the archaea functions in the same way but is structurally different and has been termed the archaellum.Flagella are organelles defined by function rather than structure. Flagella vary greatly. Both prokaryotic and eukaryotic flagella can be used for swimming but they differ greatly in protein composition, structure, and mechanism of propulsion. The word flagellum in Latin means whip. * An example of a flagellated bacterium is the ulcer-causing Helicobacter pylori, which uses multiple flagella to propel itself through the mucus lining to reach the stomach epithelium. An example of a eukaryotic flagellate cell is the mammalian sperm cell, which uses its flagellum to p |