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#1
flagellate
n.
[
flagellate protozoan
,
flagellated protozoan
,
mastigophoran
,
mastigophore
] a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals
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#2
flagellate
v.
[
scourge
] whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves"
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#3
flagellate
a.
[
flagellated
,
whiplike
,
lash-like
] having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)
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