Flagellate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈflæ.d͡ʒəˌleɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Flagellate is a verb meaning (transitive) To whip or scourge.
Meaning
(transitive) To whip or scourge.
More Meanings
- (transitive, idiomatic) To harshly chide or chastise, to reprimand.
- (transitive) Of a spermatozoon, to move its tail back and forth.
- Resembling a whip.
- (biology) Having flagella.
- (biology) Any organism that has flagella.
Example Sentences
Red welts rising from a flagellated back
The gigantic egg sits, and the frantic and tiny sperm flagellates its tail to cross vast distances on its quest for dissolution in the huge egg.
Word Forms
- flagellates
- flagellating
- flagellated
Synonyms for flagellate
Depending on context, synonyms include scourge, mastigophore, flagellated, mastigophoran, whiplike.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include whiplike, scourge, mastigophore, mastigophoran, gracilis, protozoon.
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