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flagellate

/ flagellate /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some pathogens of humans and other animals
Type of:
protozoan protozoon
Kinds of:
dinoflagellate Leishmania genus Leishmania zoomastigote zooflagellate
Has parts:
Mastigophora class Mastigophora Flagellata
verb Sense 2
whip
"The religious fanatics flagellated themselves"
Type of:
flog welt whip
Derived:
scourge flagellum flogger scourger whipping
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
adjective Sense 3
having or resembling a flagellum or flagella
Pertains to:
flagellum
Semantic Complexity
73%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
18
Times Searched
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protozoan protozoon dinoflagellate Leishmania genus Leishmania zoomastigote zooflagellate flog welt whip