flagellate Meaning and Definition
1. a. having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)
2. n. a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals
3. v. whip
A flagellate is a cell or organism with one or more whip-like organelles called flagella. The word flagellate also describes a particular construction (or level of organization) characteristic of many protists (eukaryotic organisms) and their means of motion.
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