Flagellums

/flæˈdʒɛləmz/ noun

Definition

Plural of flagellum; multiple whip-like structures on cells used for movement.

Etymology

From flagellum (Latin for whip) + -s (English plural), though 'flagella' is the more traditional Latin plural.

Kelly Says

Biologists debate whether to say 'flagella' (proper Latin plural) or 'flagellums' (English plural)—it's a tiny linguistic turf war showing how English and Latin compete in scientific language.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
鞭毛
biān-máo
ARالعربية
جُرْبَات
jurbāt
BNবাংলা
ফ্লাগেলা
fla-gel-a
CACatalà
flagel·la
fla-gel-la
CSČeština
flagella
fla-gel-la
DADansk
flagella
fla-gel-la
DEDeutsch
Flagellen
fla-gel-len
ELΕλληνικά
φλαγέλα
fla-gel-a
ESEspañol
flagelos
fla-heh-los
FAفارسی
鞭کشی
biān-kashī
FISuomi
flagella
fla-gel-la
FRFrançais
flagelles
fla-zhehl
GUGU
ફ્લેગેલમ
fla-gel-am
HAHA
flagellum
fla-gel-lum
HEעברית
זיפים
zippim
HIहिन्दी
फ्लैगेलम
fla-gel-am
HUMagyar
flagella
fla-gel-la
IDBahasa Indonesia
flagellum
fla-gel-lum
IGIG
flagellum
fla-gel-lum
ITItaliano
flagelli
fla-gel-li
JA日本語
鞭毛
henmō
KKKK
flagellum
fla-gel-lum
KMKM
鞭毛
biān-máo
KO한국어
鞭毛
bi-an-mo
MRMR
फ्लॅगेलेलोसिस
fla-gel-elo-sis
MSBahasa Melayu
flagellum
fla-gel-lum
MYမြန်မာ
鞭毛
biān-máo
NLNederlands
flagella
fla-gel-la
NONorsk
flagella
fla-gel-la
PAPA
ਫਲੈਗੇਲੋਸਿਸ
fla-gel-o-sis
PLPolski
flagellum
fla-gel-lum
PTPortuguês
flagelos
fla-zhe-los
RORomână
flagel
fla-gel
RUРусский
флагеллы
fla-gel-ly
SVSvenska
flagella
fla-gel-la
SWKiswahili
flagellum
fla-gel-lum
TAதமிழ்
வலையுறுப்பு
va-lai-yu-ru-ppu
TEతెలుగు
బిగుసు
bi-gu-su
THไทย
เชื้อรา
cheo ra
TLTL
flagellum
fla-gel-lum
TRTürkçe
flageller
fla-gel-ler
UKУкраїнська
флагели
fla-gel-i
URاردو
چھلچھل
chhllchhll
VITiếng Việt
lông roi
lông roi
YOYO
flagellum
fla-gel-lum
ZH中文
鞭毛
biān máo
ZUZU
flagellum
fla-gel-lum

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