Home › Words › B › basoflagellomerebasoflagellomerebasoflagellomere · noun — A basal flagellomere.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom baso- + flagellomere.nounA basal flagellomere.e.g.“Face silvery white pollinose; antenna extensively dark, from all black in most males to basoflagellomere more than 2/3r dark brown in females and some males; […]” — 1990, F. Christian Thompson, “Two immigrant synanthropic flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) new to North America”, in Entomological News, volume 101, number 2, page 69:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.basotarsomere 73% match — A basal tarsomere vs basoflagellomere →basiflagellar 72% match — Of or relating to the basiflagellum. vs basoflagellomere →basiflagellum 70% match — The portion of an insect's antenna that lies between the pedicel and the distiflagellum; the first segment of the flagellum. vs basoflagellomere →distiflagellomere 67% match — The distal part of the flagellomere vs basoflagellomere →clavomere 64% match — A flagellomere that is part of a clava vs basoflagellomere →basicerite 59% match — The second joint of the antennae of crustaceans. vs basoflagellomere →basipodite 58% match — The basal joint of the legs of crustaceans. vs basoflagellomere →basipoditic 56% match — Relating to the basipodite. vs basoflagellomere →