Flagellum has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
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Noun
1
a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
2
a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa)
3
In protists, a long, whiplike membrane-enclosed organelle used for locomotion or feeding.
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