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amastigote

amastigote noun: any cell (or unicellular organism) that does not have any flagella or cilia.

Noun

amastigote (plural amastigotes)

  1. Any cell (or unicellular organism) that does not have any flagella or cilia

Forms of amastigote

pluralamastigotes

Origin of amastigote

From a- + mastigote.

Words formed from amastigote

Questions about amastigote

What does amastigote mean?
Amastigote means any cell (or unicellular organism) that does not have any flagella or cilia.
What part of speech is amastigote?
Amastigote is a noun.
What is the plural of amastigote?
The plural of amastigote is amastigotes.

Words near amastigote in the dictionary

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

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