Definition of MASTIGOPHORE

mastigophore

Plural: mastigophores

Noun

  • a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals
  • Any flagellate of the phylum Mastigophora (a nematocyst that has a tube that extends beyond its hempe)
  • In Ancient Greece, an official who carried a whip

Synonyms

flagellate, flagellate protozoan, flagellated protozoan, mastigophoran

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