Amphitrichous

Adjective

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.Adjective(of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum operates at a time, allowing the bacterium to reverse course rapidly by switching which flagellum is active.)

Synonyms

lophotrichous homotrichous monotrichous uniflagellated biflagellate biflagellar multiflagellated diflagellated uniflagellate triflagellated heterokont monoflagellate

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