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1. flagellum
noun. ['fləˈdʒɛləm'] a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor).
Synonyms
- scourge
Antonyms
- decrement
- devolution
Etymology
- flagellum (Latin)
- flagrum (Latin)
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Words that Rhyme with Flagellum
- antebellum
- zelem
- pellum
- pelham
- melhem
- kellum
- kellam
- felim
- bellum
- elam
Example sentences of the word flagellum
1. Noun, singular or mass
Each cell has a sticky funnel-shaped collar and a flagellum, a thin whiplike structure.
2. flagellum
noun. ['fləˈdʒɛləm'] a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa).
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- true bacteria
- spermatozoon
- sperm
- sperm cell
- process
- eubacterium
- outgrowth
- eubacteria
- spermatozoan
Antonyms
- increment
- irreversible process
- reversible process
- decrease
Etymology
- flagellum (Latin)
- flagrum (Latin)