flagellate /flag·el·late/ (flaj´ĕ-lāt)
Flagellate
flagellate
flagellate [flaj´ĕ-lāt]
1. any microorganism having flagella.
2. mastigote.
3. having flagella.
4. to practice flagellation.
flag·el·late (fl j  -l t, -l t , fl-j lt)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.
Mentioned in: Stool O & P Test
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 [flaj´ĕ-lāt]
1. having flagella.
2. any microorganism having flagella.
3. mastigote.
4. to practice flagellation.
flagellate
1. any microorganism having flagella.
2. any protozoon of the subphylum Mastigophora.
3. having flagella.
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