different between flagellate vs flabellate

English

Etymology

Latin flagellum (“whip”)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?l?t

Verb

flagellate (third-person singular simple present flagellates, present participle flagellating, simple past and past participle flagellated)

1. (transitive) To whip or scourge.

Related terms

• flagellation

Translations

Adjective

flagellate (comparative more flagellate, superlative most flagellate)

1. Resembling a whip.
2. (biology) Having flagella.

Related terms

• flagellum

Translations

Noun

flagellate (plural flagellates)

1. (biology) Any organism that has flagella.

Translations

Italian

Verb

flagellate

1. second-person plural present indicative of flagellare
2. second-person plural imperative of flagellare
3. feminine plural of flagellato

Latin

Verb

flagell?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of flagell?

English

Etymology

From Latin flabellum + -ate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fl??b?l?t/
• Rhymes: -?l?t

Adjective

flabellate (comparative more flabellate, superlative most flabellate)

1. (botany, zoology) Fan-shaped; having parts or segments that are flattened and lengthened on one side, such that they are long and narrow.

Translations

Usage notes

This term is used to describe the antennae of several kinds of beetles, where the last segments are shaped like a deck of cards. Flabellate antennae are a form of clubbed, or clavate antennae.

Italian

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the main entry.

Adjective

flabellate

1. feminine plural of flabellato

Participle

flabellate

1. feminine plural of flabellato

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

flabellate

1. inflection of flabellare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Latin

Adjective

fl?bell?te

1. vocative masculine singular of fl?bell?tus