flagel

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) flagellum in protists, a long, whiplike membrane-enclosed organelle used for locomotion or feeding
 * 2) flagellum in bacteria, a long, whiplike proteinaceous appendage, used for locomotion

Etymology
(19th century); cf. also French.

Noun

 * 1) scourge, whip
 * 2) calamity, disaster
 * 1) calamity, disaster