mastigophore
Meanings
noun
- 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
Word forms
Etymology
By surface analysis, mastigo- + -phore.
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