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flagellate

1. resembling a flagellum; whiplike

2. a flagellate organism, esp any protozoan of the phylum Zoomastigina

flagellate

[′flaj·ə‚lāt]

(biology)

Having flagella.

An organism that propels itself by means of flagella.

Resembling a flagellum.

(invertebrate zoology)

Any member of the protozoan superclass Mastigophora.

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I hope Ron Howard is at home right now flagellating himself before a mirror and asking for forgiveness.

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Griffin writes intelligently about Wright in other contexts, but when she approaches him from her Feminist point of view, she yields to the current trend of flagellating him for his portrayal of black women.