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monotrichate

American

[muh-no-tri-kit] / məˈnɒ trɪ kɪt /

Also monotrichous,

adjective

(of bacteria) having a single flagellum at one pole.

Etymology

Origin of monotrichate

mono- + trichate; trich-, -ate ¹

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