flagellate vs dinoflagellate
dinoflagellate vs flagellateflagellate and dinoflagellate both are nouns.
flagellate is an adjective but dinoflagellate is not an adjective.
flagellate is a verb but dinoflagellate is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| flagellate | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| dinoflagellate | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
dinoflagellate is a hyponym of
flagellate; that is, dinoflagellate is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
flagellate:
- flagellate: a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals
- dinoflagellate: chiefly marine protozoa having two flagella; a chief constituent of plankton
Other hyponyms of flagellate include
genus Leishmania, Leishmania, zooflagellate, zoomastigote, hypermastigote, polymastigote, costia, Costia necatrix, giardia, trichomonad.
| flagellate (noun) | dinoflagellate (noun) |
|---|---|
| a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals | chiefly marine protozoa having two flagella; a chief constituent of plankton |
| flagellate (adjective) | dinoflagellate (adjective) |
|---|---|
| having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum) |
| flagellate (verb) | dinoflagellate (verb) |
|---|---|
| whip |
Words related to "flagellate"
- Costia necatrix
- Flagellata
- Leishmania
- Mastigophora
- class Flagellata
- class Mastigophora
- costia
- dinoflagellate
- flagellant
- flagellate protozoan
- flagellated
- flagellated protozoan
- flagellation
- flagellum
- flog
- genus Leishmania
- giardia
- hypermastigote
- lash
- lash-like
- lather
- mastigophoran
- mastigophore
- polymastigote
- protozoan
- protozoon
- scourge
- slash
- strap
- trichomonad
- trounce
- welt
- whip
- whiplike
- zooflagellate
- zoomastigote
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