flagellate

Noun · Verb · Adjective
Synonyms: flagellate protozoanflagellated protozoanmastigophoranmastigophorescourgeflagellatedwhiplikelash-like

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animalsSynonyms: flagellate protozoanflagellated protozoanmastigophoranmastigophore

Verb (1)

  1. whip“The religious fanatics flagellated themselves”Synonyms: scourge

Adjective (1)

  1. having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)Synonyms: flagellatedwhiplikelash-like
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Flagellate \Flag"el*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flagellated; p. pr. & vb. n. Flagellating.] [L. flagellatus, p. p. of flagellare to scoure, fr. flagellum whip, dim. of flagrum whip, scoure; cf. fligere to strike. Cf. Flall.] To whip; to scourge; to flog. [1913 Webster]
Flagellate \Fla*gel"late\, a.

1.Flagelliform. [1913 Webster]

2.(Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Flagellata. [1913 Webster]

3.Having a flagellum or flagella. [PJC]

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