Mastigophora

Mastigophora
/mas'ti gof"euhr euh/, n.
a phylum of protozoans comprising nonphotosynthetic, chiefly free-living flagellates: some species are important pathogens of humans and other animals.
[ < NL (neut. pl.) < Gk mastigophóros whip-bearing, equiv. to mastig-, s. of mástix whip + -o- -O- + -phoros -PHORE. See MASTIGIUM, -PHOROUS]

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      protozoan superclass whose members are characterized, at some time in the life cycle, by the possession of hairlike structures called flagella. See flagellate.

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  • Mastigophora — n. class of the flagellates (Zoology) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • mastigophora — mas·ti·goph·o·ra …   English syllables

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