flagellate

verbnounadjective /flædʒəleɪt/ 3 syllables 10 letters Scrabble 14 WWF 18

Definitions

verb

whip

“The religious fanatics flagellated themselves”

noun

a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals

adjective

having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)

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