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Definition of: flagellate
(flaj′ə·lāt) v.t. ·lat·ed, ·lat·ing
To whip; scourge.
—adjective Biol.
1. Having or producing flagella or whiplike processes, or runnerlike branches.
2. Shaped like a flagellum. Also flag′el·lat′ed adjective [<L flagellatus, pp. of flagellare. See FLAGELLANT.]
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