Associations to the word «Flagellate»

Wiktionary

FLAGELLATE, verb. To whip or scourge.
FLAGELLATE, adjective. Resembling a whip.
FLAGELLATE, adjective. (biology) Having flagella.
FLAGELLATE, noun. (biology) Any organism that has flagella.

Dictionary definition

FLAGELLATE, noun. A usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals.
FLAGELLATE, verb. Whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves".
FLAGELLATE, adjective. Having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum).

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