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flagellate vs protozoan

protozoan vs flagellate

flagellate and protozoan both are nouns.

flagellate and protozoan both are adjectives.

flagellate is a verb but protozoan is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
flagellate Yes Yes Yes No
protozoan Yes Yes No No
As nouns, protozoan is a hypernym of flagellate; that is, protozoan is a word with a broader meaning than flagellate:
  • flagellate: a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals
  • protozoan: any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic
Other hypernyms of flagellate include protozoon.
flagellate (noun) protozoan (noun)
a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic
flagellate (adjective) protozoan (adjective)
having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum) of or relating to the Protozoa
flagellate (verb) protozoan (verb)
whip
Difference between flagellate and protozoan

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