Noun
- 1. flagellate, flagellate protozoan, flagellated protozoan, mastigophoran, mastigophore, protozoan, protozoon
- usage: a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals
Verb
- 1. flagellate, scourge, flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce
- usage: whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves"
Adjective
- 1. flagellate, flagellated, whiplike, lash-like
- usage: having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)
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