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flagellate
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flagellate /flag·el·late/ (flaj´ĕ-lāt)
1. any microorganism having flagella.
2. mastigote.
3. having flagella.
4. to practice flagellation.
flag·el·late (flj-lt, -lt, fl-jlt)
adj.
1. Flagellated.
2. Relating to or caused by a flagellate organism.
n.
A member of the class Mastigophora, comprising organisms having a flagellum.
Flagellate
A microorganism that uses flagella (hair-like projections) to move.
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flagellate
[flaj′əlāt′, -lit]
Etymology: L, flagellum, whip
a protozoon or alga that propels itself with flagella. Examples include Giardia, Leishmania, Trichomonas, and Trypanosoma. See also protozoon.
flagellate
1. any microorganism having flagella.
2. any protozoon of the subphylum Mastigophora.
3. having flagella.


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