Flagelliform

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Long, thin, and tapering; whip-shaped: flagelliform appendages.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. shaped like a whip
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Shaped like a whiplash; long, slender, round, flexible, and (comming) tapering.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Long, thin, and flexible, like the lash of a whip.
  • In botany, runner-like.
  • Word Usage
    "The Rays have been divided into several generic groups, and the one of which a drawing (_Aëtobates narinari_ [1]) is given, has very marked characteristics in its produced snout, pointed and winged-like pectoral fins, and exceedingly long, flagelliform tail."