flagellum

English

/fləˈdʒɛləm/

noun
Definitions
  • (biology) In protists, a long, whiplike membrane-enclosed organelle used for locomotion or feeding.
  • (biology) In bacteria, a long, whiplike proteinaceous appendage, used for locomotion.
  • A whip

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin flagellum (whip, whipping flail) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlag- (strike, beat, hit).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰlag-

Gloss

strike, beat, hit

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