flagellum

English Thesaurus

1. a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa) (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	appendage, outgrowth, process,
definition	:	a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant (noun.body)

part meronym	:	eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria,
definition	:	a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella (noun.animal)

part meronym	:	sperm, sperm cell, spermatozoan, spermatozoon,
definition	:	the male reproductive cell; the male gamete (noun.body)

2. a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor) (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	whip,
definition	:	an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping (noun.artifact)

3. a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa) (noun.animal)

derivation	:	flagellate, flagellate protozoan, flagellated protozoan, mastigophoran, mastigophore,
definition	:	a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals (noun.animal)

4. a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor) (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	flagellate, scourge,
definition	:	whip (verb.contact)

derivation	:	scourge,
definition	:	punish severely; excoriate (verb.social)

5. a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa) (noun.animal)

derivation	:	flagellate, flagellate protozoan, flagellated protozoan, mastigophoran, mastigophore,
definition	:	a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals (noun.animal)

6. a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor) (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	flagellate, scourge,
definition	:	whip (verb.contact)

derivation	:	scourge,
definition	:	punish severely; excoriate (verb.social)