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Whiplike Cell Part

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noun

• a whip used to inflict punishment

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

34%8Whiplike
adjective

• having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)

34%11Whiplike appendages enable its movement
noun

• the type genus of the family Spirochaetaceae; a bacterium that is flexible, undulating, and chiefly aquatic

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