Akademik

polymastigote

noun

flagellates with several flagella

• Hypernyms: ↑flagellate, ↑flagellate protozoan, ↑flagellated protozoan, ↑mastigophoran, ↑mastigophore

• Member Holonyms: ↑Polymastigina, ↑order Polymastigina

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I. \\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|mastə̇ˌgōt\ adjective

Etymology: alteration of earlier polymastigate, from poly- + mastig- + -ate

1. : having many flagella

2. [New Latin Polymastigota] : of or relating to the Polymastigina

II. noun (-s)

: a flagellate of the order Polymastigina

Useful english dictionary. 2012.