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/fleuh jel"euh fawrm'/, adj. Biol.long, slender, and flexible, like the lash of a whip.[1820-30; < L flagell(um) a whip, scourge + -I- + -FORM]
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Flagelliform — Fla*gel li*form, a. [L. flagellum a whip + form.] Shaped like a whiplash; long, slender, round, flexible, and (comming) tapering. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flagelliform — [flə jel′i fôrm΄] adj. [< FLAGELLUM + FORM] shaped like a flagellum … English World dictionary
flagelliform — fla·gel·li·form flə jel ə .fȯrm adj elongated, slender, and tapering like a flagellum <flagelliform ends of a microorganism> * * * fla·gel·li·form (flə jelґĭ form) [flagellum + form] shaped like a flagellum … Medical dictionary
flagelliform — adj. [L. flagellum, whip; forma, form] Flagella like; whip like; lash like … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
flagelliform — adjective shaped like a whip … Wiktionary
flagelliform — shaped like a whip Shapes and Resemblance … Phrontistery dictionary
flagelliform — adj. resembling a flagellum, long thin and flexible (Biology) … English contemporary dictionary
flagelliform — fla·gel·li·form … English syllables
flagelliform — /fləˈdʒɛləfɔm/ (say fluh jeluhfawm) adjective long, slender, and flexible, like the lash of a whip. {Latin flagellum a whip + i 1 + form} …
flagelliform — fləˈjeləˌfȯrm adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary flagelli (from New Latin flagellum) + form : elongated, slender, and tapering like a flagellum … Useful english dictionary
