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flagellate
/fˈlædʒəˌleɪt/ · 10 letters · 6 distinct letters
- noun
a usually nonphotosynthetic free living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals
- verb
whip
The religious fanatics flagellated themselves
- adjective
having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)