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flagellate (2)

flag·el·late [ flájjələt, flájjə làyt, flə jéllət ]


noun  (plural flag·el·lates)
Definition:
 
microorganism with flagella: a microorganism with long thin cellular appendages flagella. Some flagellates are pathogenic parasites that cause diseases such as giardiasis in humans.



adjective 
Definition:
 
1. resembling a thread: similar to a long thin cellular appendage flagellum

2. with appendages resembling threads: describes an organism or cell that has long thin cellular appendages flagella

[Mid-19th century. <flagellum]
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