flagellated cell

Other forms: flagellated cells

Definitions of flagellated cell

1. noun

   any cell or one-celled organism equipped with a flagellum
   types:

   choanocyte, collar cell

   any of the flagellated cells in sponges having a collar of cytoplasm around the flagellum; they maintain a flow of water through the body

   type of:

   cell

   (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals