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flagelliform
[ fluh-jel-uh-fawrm ]
/ fləˈdʒɛl əˌfɔrm /
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adjective Biology.
long, slender, and flexible, like the lash of a whip.
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Words nearby flagelliform
flagellar antigen, Flagellata, flagellate, flagellated, flagellation, flagelliform, flagellin, flagellosis, flagellum, flageolet, flag fall
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How to use flagelliform in a sentence
It is covered with a contractile skin or firmer external portion, and has one or more flagelliform filaments for locomotion.
An Elementary Text-book of the Microscope|John William Griffith
British Dictionary definitions for flagelliform
flagelliform
/ (fləˈdʒɛlɪˌfɔːm) /
adjective
slender, tapering, and whiplike, as the antennae of certain insects
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