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Mastigophora

Syllabification: (Mas·ti·goph·o·ra)
Pronunciation: /ˌmastiˈgäfərə/

Zoology
Definition of Mastigophora
  • a group of single-celled animals that includes the protozoal flagellates, which are now generally divided among several phyla of the kingdom Protista.
    • Subphylum (or superclass) Mastigophora

Derivatives

mastigophoran

Pronunciation: /-ˈgäf(ə)rən/

noun & adjective

Origin:

modern Latin (plural), from Greek mastigophoros, from mastix, mastig- 'whip' + -phoros 'bearing'

Mastigophora in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Mastigophora in the British & World English dictionary

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