What does "mastigote" mean?

A single-celled microorganism that moves by means of an undulipodium, such as a flagellum, rather than using pseudopodia.

Mastigote

noun

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Noun

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A single-celled microorganism that moves by means of an undulipodium, such as a flagellum, rather than using pseudopodia.

From Ancient Greek μάστιξ (mástix, “whip, scourge”) + -ote.