Definition of
flagellate has definitions from the field of biology
1
[ verb ] whip

Synonyms

scourge

Examples

"The religious fanatics flagellated themselves"

Related terms

flog scourge whipping flagellant flagellant

2
[ adjective ] having or resembling a flagellum or flagella

Synonyms

whiplike flagellated

Related terms

flagellum flagellum

3
[ noun ] (biology) usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some pathogens of humans and other animals

Synonyms

flagellated_protozoan flagellate_protozoan mastigophore mastigophoran

Related terms

protozoan zoomastigote giardia hypermastigote polymastigote costia dinoflagellate trichomonad genus_leishmania Mastigophora

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Rhymes with

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Phonetic and Homophones

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Similar Spelling

flagellated Flagellata flagellant flagellation flagellum flageolet flocculate

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