Flagellate (Noun)
Meaning
A usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The microscope slide showed multiple examples of the flagellate protozoan that causes sleeping sickness in humans.
- This particular species of flagellate was known to attach itself to the intestinal walls of its host organism.
- Flagellates require a suitable host environment to thrive and propagate their species effectively.
- The medication prescribed by the doctor was specifically designed to target and eliminate the flagellate infection in her digestive system.
- Although not all flagellates are pathogenic, some have the potential to cause severe health problems in animals when they invade the host's internal organs.