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flagellum

/fləˈd͡ʒɛləm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.11 in modern English

Syllables
fla-gel-lum
IPA
/fləˈd͡ʒɛləm/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In protists, a long, whiplike membrane-enclosed organelle used for locomotion or feeding.

noun

In bacteria, a long, whiplike proteinaceous appendage, used for locomotion.

noun

A whip.

Formal

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₂-? Proto-Indo-European *-rós Latin flagrum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lum Latin flagellumbor. English flagellum From Latin flagellum (“whip”), diminutive of flagrum.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

flagella (plural) flagellums (plural) flagellae (plural, proscribed)

Derived Forms

basiflagellum distiflagellum endoflagellum flagellar flagelliferous flagellin

Synonyms

cilium whip scourge

Rhymes With

antebellum pelham elam kellam kellum cerebellum vellum status quo ante bellum labellum scutellum postbellum flabellum

Questions

How do you pronounce flagellum?
The recorded pronunciation is /fləˈd͡ʒɛləm/.
What does flagellum mean?
In protists, a long, whiplike membrane-enclosed organelle used for locomotion or feeding.
Where does flagellum come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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