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Mastigophoran

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Noun

1. flagellate, flagellate protozoan, flagellated protozoan, mastigophoran, mastigophore

a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Mastigophoran

see synonyms of mastigophoran
noun also: mastigophore (ˈmæstɪɡəˌfɔː )
1. 
any protozoan having one or more flagella
adjective also: mastigophoric, mastigophorous
2. Also: flagellate
of or relating to flagellated protozoans

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Mastigophoran

see synonyms of mastigophoran
noun
1. 
any of a subphylum (Mastigophora) of protozoans, sometimes parasitic, having flagella: certain classes, as dinoflagellates, are also classified as algae by botanists
adjective
2. 
of or relating to the mastigophorans

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Mastigophoran

see synonyms of mastigophoran
n.
Any of various protozoans possessing one or more flagella.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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