"lophotrichous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From lopho- + tricho- + -ous. Etymology templates: {{af|en|lopho-|tricho-|-ous}} lopho- + tricho- + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} lophotrichous (not comparable)
  1. (biology) (of bacteria) Having multiple flagella located at the same point, so that they can act in concert to drive the bacterium in a single direction. Wikipedia link: lophotrichous Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Biology Related terms: amphitrichous, monotrichous, peritrichous
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        "(of bacteria) Having multiple flagella located at the same point, so that they can act in concert to drive the bacterium in a single direction."
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