flagellated
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Having flagella; possessing one or more long, whip-like appendages used for movement: Describes an organism or cell that has flagella.
- Resembling a lash or whip: Describes something that has the form or appearance of a whip.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Many protozoa, such as Euglena, are flagellated and use their flagella to swim.
- Under the microscope, the flagellated sperm cells were clearly visible.
- The flagellated structure of the appendage allowed for rapid motion through the fluid.
Advanced Usage
- Scientific/Technical Context: The term is primarily used in biology and microbiology to describe cells (e.g., sperm, certain bacteria, protozoans) that possess flagella.
- The flagellated bacterium moved towards the nutrient source.
- Descriptive/Literary Context: Can be used metaphorically or descriptively for non-biological things that have a whip-like form.
- The storm's flagellated rains lashed against the windows.
Variants and Related Words
- Flagellum (n): The singular form; a long, whip-like appendage that enables propulsion.
- A sperm cell has a single flagellum.
- Flagellate (v): To whip or flog; in biology, to possess or use flagella.
- (Verb - to whip): Historically, some religious sects would flagellate themselves.
- (Verb - biological): The organism flagellates rapidly in response to light.
- Flagellation (n): The act of whipping or flogging; also the state of having flagella.
- Non-flagellated (adj): Lacking flagella.
- Some bacteria are non-flagellated and move by other means.
Synonyms
- Ciliated: Having cilia (shorter, hair-like structures). Note: This is related but not identical, as cilia are structurally different from flagella.
- Whiplike: Resembling a whip in form.
- Motile: Capable of movement. (This is a broader term; not all motile cells are flagellated, but flagellated cells are motile).
Related Phrases/Idioms
No common idioms or phrasal verbs are directly associated with the specific adjective "flagellated." Its usage is largely technical.
Adjective
- having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)