EXFLAGELLATE


Meaning of EXFLAGELLATE in English

(ˈ)eks+ intransitive verb

Etymology: back-formation from exflagellation

1. biology : to cast off cilia or flagella

2. of sporozoans : to form microgametes by extrusion of nuclear material into peripheral processes of gametocyte cytoplasm that resemble flagella

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