mas|ti|goph|o|ran

mas|ti|goph|o|ran
mas|ti|goph|o|ran «MAS tuh GOF uhr uhn», noun, adjective.
–n.
any one of the class of protistans comprising the flagellates, and consisting chiefly of protozoans.
–adj.
of or having to do with the mastigophorans.
[< New Latin Mastigophora the class name < Greek mástix, -tigos whip + -phóros thing that bears (< phérein to bear, carry)]

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  • ran — ach·y·ran·thes; ac·ti·nop·te·ran; ai·ran; al·bo·ran·ite; al·co·ran; al·do·fu·ran·o·side; al·do·py·ran·o·side; am·a·ran·tha·ce·ae; am·a·ran·thine; am·a·ran·thus; am·a·ran·tite; an·dro·spo·ran·gi·um; an·u·ran; au·ran·tia; au·ran·ti·a·ce·ae;… …   English syllables

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  • mastigophoran — mas·ti·goph·o·ran (mas″tĭ gofґə rən) 1. a protozoan of the subphylum Mastigophora. 2. of or belonging to the subphylum Mastigophora; called also flagellate and mastigote …   Medical dictionary

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