Flagellata \Flag`el*la"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr.L. flagellatus, p. p. See Flagellate, v. t.]

(Zo["o]l.) An order of Infusoria, having one or two long, whiplike cilia, at the anterior end. It includes monads. See Infusoria, and Monad.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)