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opisthomastigote

opisthomastigote noun: a stage in unicellular life-cycle, typically trypanosomes, where the flagellum is posterior of the nucleus, and passes through a groove in the cell body.

Noun

opisthomastigote (plural opisthomastigotes)

  1. A stage in unicellular life-cycle, typically trypanosomes, where the flagellum is posterior of the nucleus, and passes through a groove in the cell body.

Forms of opisthomastigote

pluralopisthomastigotes

Origin of opisthomastigote

From opistho- + mastigote.

Questions about opisthomastigote

What does opisthomastigote mean?
Opisthomastigote means a stage in unicellular life-cycle, typically trypanosomes, where the flagellum is posterior of the nucleus, and passes through a groove in the cell body.
What part of speech is opisthomastigote?
Opisthomastigote is a noun.
What is the plural of opisthomastigote?
The plural of opisthomastigote is opisthomastigotes.

Words near opisthomastigote in the dictionary

  1. opisthographs
  2. opisthography
  3. opisthogyrate
  4. opisthokont
  5. opisthokonts
  6. opisthomastigote
  7. opisthomastigotes
  8. opisthomerite
  9. opisthomerites
  10. opisthomonorchiine
  11. opisthonotal

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