单词 | mastigophore |
释义 | mastigophore (extremely rare) n WORD FAMILY mastigophore n a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals Syn|Hypo|Hyper flagellate, flagellate protozoan, flagellated protozoan, mastigophoran dinoflagellate chiefly marine protozoa having two flagella; a chief constituent of plankton Leishmania, genus Leishmaniaflagellate protozoan that causes leishmaniasis zooflagellate, zoomastigoteflagellate protozoan lacking photosynthesis and other plant-like characteristics hypermastigoteflagellate symbiotic in the intestines of e.g. termites polymastigoteflagellates with several flagella Costia necatrix, costiaa flagellate that is the cause of the frequently fatal fish disease costiasis giardiaa suspected cause of diarrhea in humans trichomonadcause of trichomoniasis in women and cattle and birds Noctiluca miliaris, noctilucalarge bioluminescent marine protozoan peridinianflagellate with a thick test composed of plates protozoan, protozoon any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic |
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