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FLAGELLATED

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)

Synonyms:

flagellate; flagellated; lash-like; whiplike

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

flagellum (a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa))

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Past simple / past participle of the verb flagellate

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