vt. 鞭打, 鞭挞

a. 鞭状的, 鞭索形的, 有鞭毛的

n. 鞭毛虫

[医] 鞭毛虫; 有鞭毛的

Flagellate \Flag"el*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flagellated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Flagellating}.] [L. flagellatus, p. p. of
flagellare to scoure, fr. flagellum whip, dim. of flagrum
whip, scoure; cf. fligere to strike. Cf. {Flall}.]
To whip; to scourge; to flog.


Flagellate \Fla*gel"late\, a.
1. Flagelliform.

2. (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the Flagellata.

3. Having a flagellum or flagella.
[PJC]