flagellum

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

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