FLAGELLATE as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages
    • some pathogens of humans and other animals
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) flagellate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)

FLAGELLATE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • whip
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The religious fanatics flagellated themselves
    Hypernyms(s) flagellate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)

FLAGELLATE as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • having or resembling a flagellum or flagella
    Synonym(s) Pertainym(s)