Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lophotrichous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lophotri-c-hous
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

(of bacteria) Having multiple flagella located at the same point, so that they can act in concert to drive the bacterium in a single direction.

Etymology

From lopho- + tricho- + -ous.

Frequently Paired Words

amphitrichous monotrichous peritrichous

Questions

What does lophotrichous mean?: (of bacteria) Having multiple flagella located at the same point, so that they can act in concert to drive the bacterium in a single direction.
Where does lophotrichous come from?: From lopho- + tricho- + -ous.

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