flagellum

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Noun flagellum has 2 senses

scourge, flagellum - a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
--₁ is a kind of whip

Derived form: verb flagellate₁
flagellum - a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa)
--₂ is a kind of process, outgrowth, appendage
--₂ is a part of
eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria; sperm, sperm cell, spermatozoon, spermatozoan

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