flagellate
flagellate · more flagellate · most flagellate
жгутиковый
Resembling a whipResembling a whip.
US/fləˈd͡ʒɛ.lət/
» Miroslav was self-flagellating his back.
Amastan · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesResembling a whip.
having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)
Having flagella.
жгу́тиковыйžgútikovyj
Examples
1 sentencesMiroslav was self-flagellating his back.
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
biology: having flagella:
Origin
First attested in 1867; from flagellum + -ate (adjective-forming suffix) as well as LatinFirst attested in 1867; from flagellum + -ate (adjective-forming suffix) as well as Latin flagellum + -ate. The noun was substantivized from the adjective, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).
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Forms
more flagellate, most flagellate| Comparative | more flagellate Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most flagellate Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum):flagellatedwhiplikelash-like
Word family
26 related wordsRelatedflagellum
Derivedaflagellateamoeboflagellatebiflagellatechoanoflagellatedinoflagellateflagellationflagellativeflagellatorhelioflagellatehemoflagellatehexadecaflagellatemicroflagellatemonoflagellatemultiflagellatemyxoflagellatenanoflagellatenonflagellatephytoflagellatepicoflagellatequadriflagellaterhizoflagellatesilicoflagellatetriflagellateuniflagellate
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.