FLAGELLATE
Scrabble letter values: F4L1A1G2E1L1L1A1T1E1 = 14
Definition
- verb whip. — synonyms: scourge
- noun a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages. — synonyms: flagellate_protozoan, flagellated_protozoan, mastigophoran, mastigophore
- adjective having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum). — synonyms: flagellated, whiplike, lash-like
Examples
- “The religious fanatics flagellated themselves”
- “some are pathogens of humans and other animals”