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Mastigophore Moderate

Mastigophore has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

Any flagellate of the phylum Mastigophora (a nematocyst that has a tube that extends beyond its hempe)

See Also
hempe mastigophorous tube flagellate amastigophore mastigophora nematocyst mastigophoric
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
protozoan
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
dinoflagellate Leishmania zoomastigote hypermastigote polymastigote costia giardia trichomonad
Rhyming Words
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