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zooflagellate vs flagellate

flagellate vs zooflagellate

zooflagellate and flagellate both are nouns.

zooflagellate is not an adjective while flagellate is an adjective.

zooflagellate is not a verb while flagellate is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
zooflagellate Yes No No No
flagellate Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, flagellate is a hypernym of zooflagellate; that is, flagellate is a word with a broader meaning than zooflagellate:
  • zooflagellate: flagellate protozoan lacking photosynthesis and other plant-like characteristics
  • flagellate: a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals
Other hypernyms of zooflagellate include flagellate protozoan, flagellated protozoan, mastigophoran, mastigophore.
zooflagellate (noun) flagellate (noun)
flagellate protozoan lacking photosynthesis and other plant-like characteristics a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals
zooflagellate (adjective) flagellate (adjective)
having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)
zooflagellate (verb) flagellate (verb)
whip
Difference between zooflagellate and flagellate

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