biān​máo

flagellum

  • created sense approved 鞭毛 · biān​máo · flagellum — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鞭毛

    biān​máo

    flagellum

    a slender threadlike structure that allows many protozoa, bacteria, and spermatozoa to swim; literally "whip hair"

    鞭 (literal) → 鞭 · biān · whip-like object 毛 (literal) → 毛 · máo · hair

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense