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epimastigote

epimastigote noun: a stage in unicellular life-cycle, typically trypanosomes, where the flagellum is anterior of the nucleus, and attached the cell body by a short membrane.

Noun

epimastigote (plural epimastigotes)

  1. A stage in unicellular life-cycle, typically trypanosomes, where the flagellum is anterior of the nucleus, and attached the cell body by a short membrane.

Forms of epimastigote

pluralepimastigotes

Origin of epimastigote

From epi- + mastigote.

Questions about epimastigote

What does epimastigote mean?
Epimastigote means a stage in unicellular life-cycle, typically trypanosomes, where the flagellum is anterior of the nucleus, and attached the cell body by a short membrane.
What part of speech is epimastigote?
Epimastigote is a noun.
What is the plural of epimastigote?
The plural of epimastigote is epimastigotes.

Words near epimastigote in the dictionary

  1. epimacus
  2. epimacuses
  3. epimanikia
  4. epimanikion
  5. epimarginal
  6. epimastigote
  7. epimastigotes
  8. epimatium
  9. epimedin
  10. epimedins
  11. epimedium

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