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Flagellums

Flagellum \Fla*gel"lum\, n.; pl. E. Flagellums, L. Flagella.

  1. (Bot.) A young, flexible shoot of a plant; esp., the long trailing branch of a vine, or a slender branch in certain mosses.

  2. (Zo["o]l.)

    1. A long, whiplike cilium. See Flagellata.

    2. An appendage of the reproductive apparatus of the snail.

    3. A lashlike appendage of a crustacean, esp. the terminal ortion of the antenn[ae] and the epipodite of the maxilipeds. See Maxilliped.

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flagellums

n. (plural of flagellum English)

Usage examples of "flagellums".

I know those things with the sucker mouths and those with flagellums which look like tentacles.