protozoan vs flagellate
flagellate vs protozoanprotozoan and flagellate both are nouns.
protozoan and flagellate both are adjectives.
protozoan is not a verb while flagellate is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| protozoan | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| flagellate | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
As nouns,
flagellate is a hyponym of
protozoan; that is, flagellate is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
protozoan:
- protozoan: any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic
- flagellate: a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals
Other hyponyms of protozoan include
sarcodine, sarcodinian, rhizopod, rhizopodan, arcella, difflugia, ciliate, ciliated protozoan, ciliophoran, euglena, flagellate protozoan, flagellated protozoan, mastigophoran, mastigophore, plantlike flagellate, sporozoan.
| protozoan (noun) | flagellate (noun) |
|---|---|
| any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic | a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals |
| protozoan (adjective) | flagellate (adjective) |
|---|---|
| of or relating to the Protozoa | having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum) |
| protozoan (verb) | flagellate (verb) |
|---|---|
| whip |
Words related to "protozoan"
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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