flagellate

Meanings

Plural: flagellates

Noun

a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals
Any organism that has flagella.

Verb

whip
- "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves"
To whip or scourge.
To harshly chide or chastise, to reprimand.
Of a spermatozoon, to move its tail back and forth.

Adjective

having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)

Adj

Resembling a whip.
Having flagella.

Origin / Etymology

Etymology tree
Latin flagrum
Latin -lus
Latin flagellum
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin flagellō
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Italic *-tos
Latin -tus
Latin flagellātuslbor.
English flagellate
Learned borrowing from Latin flagellō (“to whip, flog”) and its participle flagellātus.

Synonyms

flagellate protozoan, flagellated, flagellated protozoan, lash-like, mastigophoran, mastigophore, scourge, whiplike

Scrabble Score: 14

flagellate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
flagellate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
flagellate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

flagellate is a valid Words With Friends word