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A long, whiplike appendage used by some cells or microorganisms for movement or other functions.
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- bacterial flagellum
- motile flagella
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A single flagellum drove the organism through the fluid.
The image showed flagella beating around the cell.
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Primary category: horror. Forms: Singular flagellum; plural flagella. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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