Noun
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a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages
some are pathogens of humans and other animals
- flagellate protozoan - flagellated protozoan
Verb
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whip
"The religious fanatics flagellated themselves"
Adjective
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having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)
- lash like