flagellate
transitive verb flagellated, flagellating
to whip; flog
adjective
- having a flagellum or flagella
- shaped like a flagellum
noun
a flagellate organism
See flagellate in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(flăjˈə-lātˌ)
transitive verb flag·el·lat·ed,
flag·el·lat·ing,
flag·el·lates - To whip or flog; scourge.
- To punish or impel as if by whipping.
adjective (-lĭt, -lātˌ, flə-jĕlˈĭt)- Biology Flagellated.
- Resembling or having the form of a flagellum; whiplike.
- Relating to or caused by a flagellate organism.
noun (-lĭt, -lātˌ, flə-jĕlˈĭt) An organism, such as a euglena, that is equipped with a flagellum.
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