Flagelliform
[fluh-jel-uh-fawrm] /fləˈdʒɛl əˌfɔrm/
adjective, Biology.
1.
long, slender, and flexible, like the lash of a whip.
/fləˈdʒɛlɪˌfɔːm/
adjective
1.
slender, tapering, and whiplike, as the antennae of certain insects
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