flagellum

1. A whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor) (synset 104157033)
   is a type of: whip - an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
   same as: scourge
2. A lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa) (synset 101460943)
   is a type of: appendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
   is a part of:

   • eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria - a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella
   • sperm, sperm cell, spermatozoan, spermatozoon - the male reproductive cell; the male gamete

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