mastigote
mastigote noun: a single-celled microorganism that moves by means of an undulipodium, such as a flagellum, rather than using pseudopodia.
Noun
mastigote (plural mastigotes)
- A single-celled microorganism that moves by means of an undulipodium, such as a flagellum, rather than using pseudopodia.
Antonyms of mastigote
Forms of mastigote
| plural | mastigotes |
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Origin of mastigote
From Ancient Greek μάστιξ (mástix, “whip, scourge”) + -ote.
Words formed from mastigote
- amastigote
- choanamastigote
- dinomastigote
- endomastigote
- epimastigote
- opisthomastigote
- promastigote
- trypomastigote
- zoomastigote
Questions about mastigote
- What does mastigote mean?
- Mastigote means a single-celled microorganism that moves by means of an undulipodium, such as a flagellum, rather than using pseudopodia.
- What part of speech is mastigote?
- Mastigote is a noun.
- What is the plural of mastigote?
- The plural of mastigote is mastigotes.
Words near mastigote in the dictionary
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