Polymastigina
plural noun
Poly·mas·ti·gi·na
-ˌmastəˈjīnə
: an order of small plastic usually parasitic flagellates (subclass Zoomastigina) having several flagella and including various medically or economically important forms (as members of the genera Costia, Chilomastix, Giardia, Hexamita, and Trichomonas)
polymastigine adjective
¦⸗⸗¦mastəˌjīn
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Polymastig-, Polymastix, genus of flagellates (from poly- + Greek mastig-, mastix whip) + -ina