Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uniflagellate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: uni-flag-el-late
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having only one flagellum.

Example Sentences

"The zoospores are posteriorly uniflagellate and possess a prominent nuclear cap made up of a mass of ribonucleic acid."

Etymology

From uni- + flagellate.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: uni

Derived Forms

uniflagellated

Synonyms

uniflagellar

Questions

What does uniflagellate mean?: Having only one flagellum.
Where does uniflagellate come from?: From uni- + flagellate.

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