FLAGELLATES - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Adjective

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

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Noun

a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages

Example: some are pathogens of humans and other animals

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Verb

whip

Example: The religious fanatics flagellated themselves