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mastigophora
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun mastigophora has 1 sense
- mastigophora(n = noun.animal) class flagellata, class mastigophora, flagellata - protozoa having flagella; Array is a member of phylum protozoa, protozoa
is a kind of class
CIDE DICTIONARY
mastigophora, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. ma`stix, ma`stigos, a whip + fe`rein to bear.].
A phylum of protozoans the kingdom Protista , consisting mainly of free-living flagellated unicellular organisms, lacking photosynthetic capability. Some members are pathogenic in man. [PJC]
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