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Mastigophora

[ mas-ti-gof-er-uh ]

noun

  1. a phylum of protozoans comprising nonphotosynthetic, chiefly free-living flagellates: some species are important pathogens of humans and other animals.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Mastigophora1

< New Latin (neuter plural) < Greek mastīgophóros whip-bearing, equivalent to mastīg-, stem of mástix whip + -o- -o- + -phoros -phore. See mastigium, -phorous

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Example Sentences

This genus is exceptional among Mastigophora in that division is transverse instead of longitudinal.

The Mastigophora are frequently termed Flagellata or Flagellates.

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