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English
Etymology
From amphi- + tricho- + -ous.
Adjective
amphitrichous (not comparable)
- (biology) (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.)
Translations
having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends