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mastigophoran

mastigophoran noun: any member of superclass Mastigophora of protozoa.

Noun

mastigophoran (plural mastigophorans)

  1. Any member of superclass Mastigophora of protozoa.
    Synonyms:
    mastigophore
  2. Any member of the genus Mastigophora of liverworts.

Synonyms of mastigophoran

Forms of mastigophoran

pluralmastigophorans

Origin of mastigophoran

By surface analysis, mastigo- + -phore + -an.

Questions about mastigophoran

What does mastigophoran mean?
Mastigophoran means any member of superclass Mastigophora of protozoa.
What part of speech is mastigophoran?
Mastigophoran is a noun.
What is the plural of mastigophoran?
The plural of mastigophoran is mastigophorans.

Words near mastigophoran in the dictionary

  1. mastigonts
  2. mastigophilia
  3. mastigophilias
  4. mastigophobia
  5. mastigophobias
  6. mastigophoran
  7. mastigophorans
  8. mastigophore
  9. mastigophores
  10. mastigophoric
  11. mastigophorous

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