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English noun: flagellum | |||
| 1. | flagellum (artifact) a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor) | ||
| Synonyms | scourge | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | whip | ||
| 2. | flagellum (animal) a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | appendage, outgrowth, process | ||
| Part meronym | eubacteria, eubacterium, sperm, sperm cell, spermatozoan, spermatozoon, true bacteria | ||
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