monotrichous /mon·ot·ri·chous/ (mon-ot´rĭ-kus) having a single polar flagellum.
mo·not·ri·chous (m -n t r -ks) or mon·o·trich·ic (mn -trkk) or mo·not·ri·chate (m-ntr-kt)adj. Having a single flagellum at only one pole or end. Used of certain bacteria. |
monotrichous
having a single flagellum, usually at a polar position; applied to a bacterial cell.
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