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mastigoneme

/ˌmæstɪˈɡəʊniːm/

mastigoneme noun: one of the lateral "hairs" found covering the flagella of heterokont and cryptophyte algae, believed to assist in locomotion.

Noun

mastigoneme (plural mastigonemes)

  1. One of the lateral "hairs" found covering the flagella of heterokont and cryptophyte algae, believed to assist in locomotion.

Forms of mastigoneme

pluralmastigonemes

Origin of mastigoneme

By surface analysis, mastigo- + -neme.

Questions about mastigoneme

What does mastigoneme mean?
Mastigoneme means one of the lateral "hairs" found covering the flagella of heterokont and cryptophyte algae, believed to assist in locomotion.
What part of speech is mastigoneme?
Mastigoneme is a noun.
How do you pronounce mastigoneme?
Mastigoneme is pronounced /ˌmæstɪˈɡəʊniːm/.
What is the plural of mastigoneme?
The plural of mastigoneme is mastigonemes.

Words near mastigoneme in the dictionary

  1. mastiff bat
  2. mastiff bats
  3. mastiffs
  4. mastification
  5. mastigo-
  6. mastigoneme
  7. mastigonemes
  8. mastigont
  9. mastigonts
  10. mastigophilia
  11. mastigophilias

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