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| fla·gel·lum [ flə jélləm ] (plural fla·gel·la [ flə jéllə ] or fla·gel·lums) |
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1. slender cellular appendage: a long thin tapering outgrowth of the cells of many microorganisms such as protozoans, that is a means of locomotion
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2. antenna part: the very thin terminal part of an insect's antenna
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| [Early 19th century. < Latin, "little scourge" < flagrum "scourge"] |
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