uniflagellate

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English

Etymology

From uni- +‎ flagellate.

Adjective

uniflagellate (not comparable)

  1. (biology) Having only one flagellum.
    Synonym: uniflagellar
    • 1989, O.P. Sharma, Textbook of Fungi, page 70:
      The zoospores are posteriorly uniflagellate and possess a prominent nuclear cap made up of a mass of ribonucleic acid.

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