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biflagellate

adjective

Having two flagella.

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Meanings

adjectivebiflagellate (not comparable)

not comparablebiologyHaving two flagella.
Synonyms: biflagellated

nounbiflagellate (plural biflagellates)

plural biflagellates

Any organism that has two flagella.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving two flagella.

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Origin

From bi- + flagellate.

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Translations

German biflagellat, zweigeißelig

biflagellathaving two flagella
zweigeißelighaving two flagella

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with biflagellate

appellate zealot prelate stellate dinoflagellate flagellate flabellate helot lamellate patellate phytoflagellate scutellate substellate

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APA

biflagellate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biflagellate

MLA

“biflagellate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biflagellate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biflagellate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biflagellate.

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