flagellum
[flә'dʒelәm]
n. 鞭毛, 鞭状葡萄枝, 鞭

[医] 鞭毛(虫), 鞭(虫)

1. They have a whiplike structure called a flagellum.
   像鞭鞭毛。
2. Actin and myoglobulin are the compositions building muscles' stretching function. Microtubulin is the basic substance which provides the flagellum and cilium the function of movement.
   动蛋白球蛋白乃肉伸缩组，微蛋白赋予鞭毛纤毛动质。

flagellum
flagella
[ noun ]

1. a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)

<noun.artifact>

2. a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa)

<noun.animal>

Flagellum \Fla*gel"lum\, n.; pl. E. {Flagellums}, L. {Flagella}.
[L., a whip. See {Flagellate}, v. t.]
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.)
(a) A long, whiplike cilium. See {Flagellata}.
(b) An appendage of the reproductive apparatus of the
snail.
(c) A lashlike appendage of a crustacean, esp. the
terminal ortion of the antenn[ae] and the epipodite of
the maxilipeds. See {Maxilliped}.