- genus Chilomastix
- nounflagellates parasitic in intestines of vertebrates including humans• Syn: ↑Chilomastix• Hypernyms: ↑protoctist genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Polymastigina, ↑order Polymastigina
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genus Chilomastix
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Chilomastix mesnili — Scientific classification Kingdom: Chromalveolata Division: Heterokontophyta Class: Mastigophora … Wikipedia
Chilomastix — noun flagellates parasitic in intestines of vertebrates including humans • Syn: ↑genus Chilomastix • Hypernyms: ↑protoctist genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Polymastigina, ↑order Polymastigina * * * ˌkīlōˈmastiks … Useful english dictionary
Chilomastix — A genus of protozoan flagellates parasitic in the large intestine of humans and other primates, and in many other mammals, birds, amphibia, and reptiles; it is ordinarily nonpathogenic, but one species, C. mesnili, may be an occasional cause of… … Medical dictionary
protoctist genus — noun any genus of Protoctista • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑genus Amoeba, ↑Endamoeba, ↑genus Endamoeba, ↑genus Globigerina, ↑genus Arcella, ↑genus Difflugia, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
order Polymastigina — noun small usually parasitic flagellates • Syn: ↑Polymastigina • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Zoomastigina, ↑subclass Zoomastigina • Member Meronyms … Useful english dictionary
Polymastigina — noun small usually parasitic flagellates • Syn: ↑order Polymastigina • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Zoomastigina, ↑subclass Zoomastigina • Member Meronyms … Useful english dictionary
chilomastigiasis — Infection with protozoan flagellates of the genus Chilomastix, such as C. mesnili of the human cecum. SYN: chilomastosis. * * * chi·lo·mas·ti·gi·a·sis (ki″lo mas″tĭ giґə sis) infection with Chilomastix … Medical dictionary
Euglena — Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Protista … Wikipedia
Amoeboid — Foraminiferan (Ammonia tepida) Amoeboids are single celled life forms characterized by an irregular shape.[1] Amoeboid and amœba are often used interchangeably even by biologists,[2] and especially … Wikipedia
Naegleria — Different stages of Naegleria fowleri Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota (unranked) … Wikipedia
