NOUN | animal | zoomastigote, zooflagellate | flagellate protozoan lacking photosynthesis and other plant-like characteristics / characteristics |
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Meaning | flagellate protozoan lacking photosynthesis and other plant-like characteristics / characteristics. | |
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Synonym | zooflagellate | |
Member of | Zoomastigina, subclass Zoomastigina | In some classifications considered a phylum of the kingdom Protista |
Broader | flagellate, flagellate protozoan, flagellated protozoan, mastigophoran, mastigophore | A usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages |
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