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flag·el·late
[v. flaj-uh-leyt; adj., n. flaj-uh-lit, -leyt] verb, -lat·ed, -lat·ing, adjective, noun verb (used with object)
1.
to whip; scourge; flog; lash.
adjective
2.
3.
Botany. producing filiform runners or runnerlike branches, as the strawberry.
4.
pertaining to or caused by flagellates.
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Flagellators
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noun
5.
any protozoan of the phylum (or class) Mastigophora, having one or more flagella.
Related forms
flag·el·la·tor, noun
mul·ti·flag·el·late, adjective
mul·ti·flag·el·lat·ed, adjective
non·flag·el·late, adjective
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Word Origin & History
flagellate
1620s, from L. flagellatus, pp. of flagellare (see flagellation). Related: Flagellated; flagellating.
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Medical Dictionary
flagellate flag·el·late (flāj'ə-lĭt, -lāt', flə-jěl'ĭt)
adj.
Flagellated.
Relating to or caused by a flagellate organism.
A member of the class Mastigophora, comprising organisms having a flagellum.
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Science Dictionary
| flagellate (flāj'ə-lāt') Pronunciation Key
Any of various protozoans of the subphylum Mastigophora that move by means of one or more flagella. Some flagellates can make food by photosynthesis (such as euglenas and volvox), and are often classified as green algae by botanists. Others are symbiotic or parasitic (such as trypanosomes). Flagellates are related to amoebas. Also called mastigophoran. |
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