flagellate

adj : having or resembling a flagellum or flagella [syn: {flagellated},

{whiplike}]

n : usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with

whiplike appendages; some pathogens of humans and other

animals [syn: {flagellated protozoan}, {mastigophoran}, {mastigophore}]

v : whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves" [syn:

{scourge}]