| NOUN | animal | order Polymastigina, Polymastigina | small usually parasitic flagellates |
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| Meaning | small usually parasitic flagellates. | |
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| Synonym | Polymastigina | |
| Member of | Zoomastigina, subclass Zoomastigina | In some classifications considered a phylum of the kingdom Protista |
| Members | Chilomastix, genus Chilomastix | flagellates parasitic in intestines of vertebrates including humans |
| Hexamita, genus Hexamita | flagellates free-living or parasitic in intestines of birds | |
| genus Costia | A genus of flagellate protoctist | |
| genus Giardia | flagellates parasitic in intestines of vertebrates | |
| genus Trichomonas | flagellates parasitic in alimentary or genitourinary tracts of vertebrates and invertebrates including humans | |
| polymastigote | flagellates with several flagella | |
| Broader | animal order | The order of animals |
| Spanish | polimastiginios | |
| Catalan | polimastigins | |
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