flagellate vs malleate

flagellate

verb
  • To whip or scourge. 

  • Of a spermatozoon, to move its tail back and forth. 

adj
  • Resembling a whip. 

  • Having flagella. 

noun
  • Any organism that has flagella. 

malleate

verb
  • To beat into shape with a hammer. 

adj
  • Possessing or resembling a malleus, or another structure shaped like a hammer. 

  • Having a surface with shallow round indentations, resembling copper that has been hammered. 

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