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Flagellum

UK
/fləˈdʒɛl.əm/
US
/fləˈdʒɛl.əm/
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Translation of "flagellum" into Russian

flagellum
Noun
raiting
UK
/fləˈdʒɛl.əm/
US
/fləˈdʒɛl.əm/
flagellum
flagella pl
flagellums pl
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.
The distal, multi-segmented part of an insect antenna situated beyond the pedicel.
Damage to the mosquito's flagellum impaired its ability to detect hosts.
A long, slender runner or stolon produced by certain plants, capable of forming new individuals at its nodes.
The strawberry plant spreads across the bed by sending out flagella that root and form daughter plants.

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