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🦠 Having one flagellum 🦠 A one-flagellum cell
uniflagellate

uniflagellate

9.9
Having one long tail used to move
  • adjective
  • /ˌjuːnɪˈflædʒəˌleɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : uniflagelado
  • The uniflagellate organism used its single flagellum to propel itself through the water.

Examples

  • Researchers observed that the uniflagellate cells moved differently from those with multiple flagella.

  • A uniflagellate sperm cell is typical in many animal species.

  • The uniflagellate organism moved swiftly through the water.

  • Is this species uniflagellate or multicellular?

  • The uniflagellate organism used its single flagellum to propel itself through the water.

  • Researchers observed that the uniflagellate cells moved differently from those with multiple flagella.

  • A uniflagellate sperm cell is typical in many animal species.

Antonyms

biflagellate
  • Specialized
9.6

Having two long thin tails that help a cell swim

How Flagellated

flagellated
  • Specialized
8.6
biflagellate
  • Specialized
9.6
uniflagellate
  • Specialized
9.9

Surface Forms

uniflagellate positive

Morphology

uniflagellate = flagellate (semi-transparent) = uni + flagellate

The structure is clear as 'uni-' plus a biological base meaning flagellate, but the base is technical rather than everyday vocabulary.

Etymology

Uniflagellate comes from uni- 'one' and flagellum 'whip', so it describes something that has a single whip-like tail used to move.