flagellate
2.a genus of flagellate protoctista.
3.Relating to or caused by a flagellate organism.
4.A single-celled microorganism, especially a flagellate protozoan of the genus Monas.
5.A flagellate protozoan, such as a trypanosome, that is parasitic in the blood.
6.Any of various flagellate protozoans of the genus Trichomonas, occurring as parasites in the digestive and urogenital tracts of vertebrates.
7.They range in size from the microscopic flagellate Micromonas to giant kelp that reach 200 ft (60 m) in length.
8.A disease, such as kala-azar or either of two clinically distinct ulcerative skin diseases, caused by flagellate protozoans of the genus Leishmania.
9.An infection caused by any of the flagellate protozoans of the genus Leishmania, transmitted to human beings and animals by bloodsucking sand flies.
10.I still wonder whether the chef, who had kept his cool throughout, should have thrown his rolling pin at the man or flagellate himself.
