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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any flagellate of the phylum Mastigophora (a nematocyst that has a tube that extends beyond its hempe)
2. 2
   a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals wordnet
3. 3
   In Ancient Greece, an official who carried a whip

Synonyms

All synonyms

mastigophoranflagellateflagellateflagellate protozoanflagellated protozoanmastigophoran

Etymology

By surface analysis, mastigo- + -phore.

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