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nouna whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
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nouna lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa)
Definition that contains flagellum
- flagellate having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)
- lash-like having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)
- flagellated having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)
- whiplike having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)
- choanocyte any of the flagellated cells in sponges having a collar of cytoplasm around the flagellum; they maintain a flow of water through the body
- flagellated cell any cell or one-celled organism equipped with a flagellum
- collar cell any of the flagellated cells in sponges having a collar of cytoplasm around the flagellum; they maintain a flow of water through the body
- genus euglena type genus of the family Euglenaceae: green algae with a single flagellum