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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A flickering glimmer.
2. 2
   One of the delicate lateral filaments typical of some flagella. (mastigoneme)

Verb

1. 1
   To glimmer, flicker. intransitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

flickerglimmertwinkle

Etymology

From blend of flicker + glimmer.

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