Amphitrichous
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Amphitrichous is an adjective meaning (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.).
Meaning
(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.).
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lophotrichous, homotrichous, monotrichous, uniflagellated, biflagellate, biflagellar.
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