amphitrichous

English

Etymology

From amphi- +‎ tricho- +‎ -ous.

Adjective

amphitrichous (not comparable)

1. (biology) (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.)

Related terms

• lophotrichous
• monotrichous
• peritrichous

Translations

having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends

• Portuguese: anfitríquio