mastigophorann.adj.
/mastᵻˈɡɒf(ə)rən/, /mastᵻˈɡɒfərn̩/, U.S. /ˌmæstəˈɡɑf(ə)r(ə)n/ Biology.
A. n.
A single-celled organism belonging to the group Mastigophora; a flagellate.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > protozoa > class Flagellata or Mastigophora > [noun] > member of
mastigopod1875
flagellate1879
mastigophore1890
zooflagellate1911
mastigophoran1928
1928 Funk & Wagnalls New Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. at Mastigophora Mastigophoran a. & n.
1951 W. S. Bullough Pract. Invertebr. Anat. i. 10 In practice, the mastigophorans are often difficult to distinguish from the rhizopods on the one hand and from the algae on the other.
1987 R. D. Barnes Invertebr. Zool. (ed. 5) ii. 14/1 The flagellates, or mastigophorans, include those protozoa that possess flagella as adult organelles.
B. adj.
Of or belonging to the group Mastigophora.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > protozoa > class Flagellata or Mastigophora > [adjective] > relating to member of
mastigophorous1890
mastigophoric1902
mastigophoran1928
zooflagellate1956
1928 Funk & Wagnalls New Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. at Mastigophora Mastigophoran a. & n.
1984 Japanese Jrnl. Vet. Sci. 46 214/2 Mastigophoran and sarcodine protozoa were observed throughout the experimental period.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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