ˈbʌtəflaɪ

  • 61fla|gel|li|form — «fluh JEHL uh frm», adjective. like a whip; long, thin, and flexible; flagellate. ╂[< Latin flagellum (see etym. under flagellum) (Cf. ↑flagellum) + English form] …

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  • 62fla|gel|lu|la — «fluh JEHL yuh luh», noun, plural lae « lee». a spore or sporule with a flagelliform appendage. ╂[< New Latin flagellula < Latin flagellum flagellum] …

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  • 63fla|gel|lum — «fluh JEHL uhm», noun, plural la or lums. 1. a long, whiplike tail or part. Certain bacteria, sperm cells, and protozoans have flagella to enable them to move. 2. a runner of a plant. 3. a whip. ╂[< Latin flagellum (diminutive) < flagrum …

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  • 64fla|grance — «FLAY gruhns», noun. = flagrancy. (Cf. ↑flagrancy) …

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  • 65fla|gran|cy — «FLAY gruhn see», noun. flagrant nature or quality …

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  • 66fla|gran|te de|lic|to — «fluh GRAN tee dih LIHK toh», Law. = in flagrante delicto. (Cf. ↑in flagrante delicto) …

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  • 67fla|ko — «FLAY koh», adjective. U.S. Slang. drunk. ╂[< flake4] …

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  • 68fla|men|co — «fluh MEHNG koh», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a style of Spanish Gypsy dance, originally of Andalusia, with much twirling, hand clapping, and foot stamping, performed with castanets to fast, fiery, vigorous rhythms. 2. a song or piece of music to… …

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  • 69fla|men — «FLAY mehn», noun. a priest devoted to one particular Roman god: »a flamen of Jupiter. ╂[< Middle French flamine, learned borrowing from Latin flāmen, inis Roman priest devoted to one deity] …

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  • 70fla|min|e|ous — «fluh MIHN ee uhs», adjective. of or having to do with a flamen …

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