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9 letters · 15 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
noun a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa)
originFrom Latin flagellum (“whip”), diminutive of flagrum.
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