flagellate
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1. a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | protozoan, protozoon, |
| definition | : | any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | dinoflagellate, |
| definition | : | chiefly marine protozoa having two flagella; a chief constituent of plankton (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | zooflagellate, zoomastigote, |
| definition | : | flagellate protozoan lacking photosynthesis and other plant-like characteristics (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | hypermastigote, |
| definition | : | flagellate symbiotic in the intestines of e.g. termites (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | polymastigote, |
| definition | : | flagellates with several flagella (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | costia, costia necatrix, |
| definition | : | a flagellate that is the cause of the frequently fatal fish disease costiasis (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | giardia, |
| definition | : | a suspected cause of diarrhea in humans (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | trichomonad, |
| definition | : | cause of trichomoniasis in women and cattle and birds (noun.animal) |
3. a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals (noun.animal)
| derivation | : | flagellum, |
| definition | : | a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa) (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | flagellum, scourge, |
| definition | : | a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | flagellant, |
| definition | : | a person who whips himself as a religious penance (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | flagellant, |
| definition | : | a person who is whipped or whips himself for sexual gratification (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | flogger, scourger, |
| definition | : | a torturer who flogs or scourges (especially an official whose duty is to whip offenders) (noun.person) |
5. having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum) (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | flagellum, |
| definition | : | a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa) (noun.animal) |
| pertainym | : | lash, thong, |
| definition | : | leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip (noun.artifact) |
| pertainym | : | whip, |
| definition | : | an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping (noun.artifact) |
6. a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals (noun.animal)
| derivation | : | flagellum, |
| definition | : | a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa) (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | flagellum, scourge, |
| definition | : | a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | flagellant, |
| definition | : | a person who whips himself as a religious penance (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | flagellant, |
| definition | : | a person who is whipped or whips himself for sexual gratification (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | flogger, scourger, |
| definition | : | a torturer who flogs or scourges (especially an official whose duty is to whip offenders) (noun.person) |
8. having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum) (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | flagellum, |
| definition | : | a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa) (noun.animal) |
| pertainym | : | lash, thong, |
| definition | : | leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip (noun.artifact) |
| pertainym | : | whip, |
| definition | : | an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping (noun.artifact) |
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