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whiplike

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Adj.1.whiplike - having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)
flagellate, flagellated, lash-like


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In a group round the mouth were sixteen slender, almost whiplike tentacles, arranged in two bunches of eight each.
The War Of The Worlds by Wells, H.G. View in context
Low growls vibrated his heavy jowls and his great rage transmitted to his sinuous tail a sharp, whiplike motion; but realizing from past experience the futility of long distance argument with the ape-man, he turned presently and struck off into the tangled vegetation which hid him from the view of his tormentor.
Jungle Tales of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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