[noun] usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some pathogens of humans and other animals Synonyms:protozoan, d protozoan, mastigophoran, mastigophore
[verb] whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves" Synonyms:scourge
[adjective] having or resembling a flagellum or flagella Synonyms:whiplike
