flagellum

Meaning

1. In protists, a long, whiplike membrane-enclosed organelle used for locomotion or feeding.
2. In bacteria, a long, whiplike proteinaceous appendage, used for locomotion.
3. (formal) A whip.

Synonyms

scourge

whip

cirrus

fishing line

knout

whipcord

Translations

flagelo

flagello

flagelle

flagel

Geißel

kırbaç

Flagellum

μαστίγιο

kamçı

flagelo

Azorrague

azorrague

disciplina

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fləˈd͡ʒɛləm/

Etymology

From Latin flagellum (“whip”), diminutive of flagrum, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlag- (“to strike”).