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Flagellum

UK
/fləˈdʒɛl.əm/
US
/fləˈdʒɛl.əm/
ru

Translation flagellum into russian

flagellum
Noun
raiting
UK
/fləˈdʒɛl.əm/
US
/fləˈdʒɛl.əm/
The bacterium uses its flagellum to move through liquid environments.
Бактерия использует свой жгутик для передвижения в жидких средах.

Definitions

flagellum
Noun
raiting
UK
/fləˈdʒɛl.əm/
US
/fləˈdʒɛl.əm/
A long, whip-like appendage that protrudes from the cell body of certain cells, used primarily for locomotion.
The bacterium uses its flagellum to move through liquid environments.
A slender, threadlike structure, especially a microscopic appendage that enables many protozoa, bacteria, spermatozoa, etc., to swim.
Under the microscope, the scientist observed the flagellum of the sperm cell propelling it forward.

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