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amastigophore

amastigophore noun: any nematocyst that does not have a tube beyond the hempe.

Noun

amastigophore (plural amastigophores)

  1. Any nematocyst that does not have a tube beyond the hempe

Forms of amastigophore

pluralamastigophores

Origin of amastigophore

From a- + mastigophore. By surface analysis, a- + mastigo- + -phore.

Questions about amastigophore

What does amastigophore mean?
Amastigophore means any nematocyst that does not have a tube beyond the hempe.
What part of speech is amastigophore?
Amastigophore is a noun.
What is the plural of amastigophore?
The plural of amastigophore is amastigophores.

Words near amastigophore in the dictionary

  1. amassments
  2. amastatin
  3. amasthenic
  4. amastia
  5. amastigogenesis
  6. amastigophore
  7. amastigophores
  8. amastigote
  9. amastigotes
  10. amastin
  11. amastins

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