mastigophore

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

mastigophoran flagellate flagellate protozoan flagellated protozoan

Hypernyms

protozoan protozoon

Hyponyms

leishmania giardia dinoflagellate hypermastigote costia Costia necatrix

Related terms

mastigophorous amastigophore mastigophoric

Close letter words and terms

mastigont Mastigophora mastigophoran mastigophoric mastigophorous mastigopod