🔤 Flagella

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URDU

کوڑے نما دمیں
🅰️ Roman Urdu:
koṛē numā dumēn
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ENGLISH

📚noun
flagella
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PRONUNCIATION

Standard: /fləˈdʒɛlə/
Phonetic: fluh-jel-uh
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DEFINITION

Plural of "flagellum," referring to slender, whip-like appendages that project from the cell body of certain prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, used primarily for locomotion.
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

Bacteria use their rapidly rotating flagella to propel themselves through liquid environments. The paramecium uses numerous small cilia rather than long, singular flagella.
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SYNONYMS

cilia appendages tails filaments threads

ANTONYMS

cell body cytoplasm nucleus membrane organelles
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