flag·el·late /ˈflæʤəˌlet/
(vt.)鞭打,鞭撻(a.)鞭狀的,鞭索形的,有鞭毛的鞭毛蟲
fla·gel·late /ˈflæʤələt, ˌlet; fləˈʤɛlət/ 形容詞
有鞭毛的,鞭毛蟲,鞭毛藻,鞭狀匍枝的
Flag·el·late v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flagellated p. pr. & vb. n. Flagellating ] To whip; to scourge; to flog.
Fla·gel·late a.
1. Flagelliform.
2. Zool. Of or pertaining to the Flagellata.
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flagellate
adj : having or resembling a flagellum or flagella [syn: flagellated,
whiplike]
n : usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with
whiplike appendages; some pathogens of humans and other
animals [syn: flagellate protozoan, flagellated
protozoan, mastigophoran, mastigophore]
v : whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves" [syn:
scourge]