flagelliform

[ fluh-jel-uh-fawrm ]

adjective

, Biology.

1. long, slender, and flexible, like the lash of a whip.

flagelliform

/ fləˈdʒɛlɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

1. slender, tapering, and whiplike, as the antennae of certain insects

Word History and Origins

Origin of flagelliform¹

1820–30; < Latin flagell ( um ) a whip, scourge + -i- + -form

Example Sentences

It is covered with a contractile skin or firmer external portion, and has one or more flagelliform filaments for locomotion.

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