English Explanatory Dictionary

mastigoneme

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of the lateral "hairs" found covering the flagella of heterokont and cryptophyte algae, believed to assist in locomotion.

Pronunciation

/ˌmæstɪˈɡəʊniːm/

Word forms

mastigoneme mastigonemes

Etymology

By surface analysis, mastigo- + -neme.

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