Flagellata

[ flaj-uh-ley-tuh ]

/ ˌflædʒ əˈleɪ tə /

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Origin of Flagellata

<New Latin, neuter plural of Latin flagellātusflagellate

Words nearby Flagellata

flag captain, flag day, flag down, flagellant, flagellar, Flagellata, flagellate, flagellation, flagelliform, flagellin, flagellum

How to use Flagellata in a sentence

Others move about by means of one or more very fine lashes (like the flagellata).
The Wonders of Life|Ernst Haeckel
The Flagellata are simple cells which live in fresh or salt water, either singly or united in colonies.
The History of Creation, Vol. II (of 2)|Ernst Haeckel
In some Flagellata reproduction by spores follows the conjugation of two individuals in a different stage of development.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
These flagellata seem to have a rather marked tendency to form colonies.
The Whence and the Whither of Man|John Mason Tyler

The Mastigophora are frequently termed Flagellata or Flagellates.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 7|Various