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   Fla·gel·lum

   /ˌflaˈjeləm/

   

   noun

   • 1. a slender threadlike structure, especially a microscopic appendage that enables many protozoa, bacteria, spermatozoa, etc. to swim.

   Word Origin early 19th century (denoting a whip or scourge): from Latin, diminutive of flagrum ‘scourge’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. flagelliform adjective

   Scrabble Points: 15

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