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flagelliform

American  
[fluh-jel-uh-fawrm] / fləˈdʒɛl əˌfɔrm /

adjective

Biology.

  1. long, slender, and flexible, like the lash of a whip.

flagelliform British  
/ fləˈdʒɛlɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

  1. slender, tapering, and whiplike, as the antennae of certain insects

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Etymology

Origin of flagelliform

1820–30; < Latin flagell ( um ) a whip, scourge + -i- + -form

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