Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

basiflagellum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: basi-flag-el-lum
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The portion of an insect's antenna that lies between the pedicel and the distiflagellum; the first segment of the flagellum.

Example Sentences

"Antennae of first instar larvae comprised a smooth four-segmented basiflagellum and a seven-segmented, sensilla-rich distiflagellum. Lengthening of the basiflagellum was achieved by the addition of two annuli per moult, generated by division of the basal annulus (meriston)."
"Morphologically, the antennae (Figs. 2, 3) (the average length, n = 4 for both species) in L. occidentalis are shorter (12.22 mm) in comparison to L. zonatus (15.67 mm). In L. occidentalis (Fig. 3a,c,e,g), the length of the particular segments is approximately: scape (2.61 mm), pedicel (3.86 mm), basiflagellum (2.60 mm), distiflagellum (3.14 mm)."

Etymology

From basi- + flagellum.

Inflected Forms

basiflagella (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

basiflagellar scape pedicel distiflagellum

Questions

What does basiflagellum mean?: The portion of an insect's antenna that lies between the pedicel and the distiflagellum; the first segment of the flagellum.
Where does basiflagellum come from?: From basi- + flagellum.

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