flagellum vs knout

flagellum

noun
  • A whip 

  • In protists, a long, whiplike membrane-enclosed organelle used for locomotion or feeding. 

  • In bacteria, a long, whiplike proteinaceous appendage, used for locomotion. 

knout

noun
  • A leather scourge (multi-tail whip), in the severe version known as 'great knout' with metal weights on each tongue, notoriously used in imperial Russia. 

verb
  • To flog or beat with a knout. 

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