amphitrichous en · ADJ
Etymology
From amphi- + tricho- + -ous.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) (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.)
Relateds
peritrichous · monotrichous · lophotrichous
Translations (1)
pt anfitríquio (having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends)