flagellum (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 05
def a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa)
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Hypernym process, outgrowth, appendage
Part holonym eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria; sperm, sperm cell, spermatozoon, spermatozoan
Derivationally related form flagellum → flagellate
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Pertainym (pertains to noun) flagellated → flagellum
Pertainym (pertains to noun) flagellate → flagellum
Part meronym eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria; sperm, sperm cell, spermatozoon, spermatozoan
Derivationally related form flagellate → flagellum
Hyponym process, outgrowth, appendage

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