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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 [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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