Mastigopod
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mastigopod is a noun meaning (zoology, obsolete) A member of the Mastigopoda (protozoans which possess cilia or flagella).
Meaning
(zoology, obsolete) A member of the Mastigopoda (protozoans which possess cilia or flagella).
Example Sentences
After swimming about for a while, these mastigopods draw in their flagella, and become creeping myxopods.
Word Forms
- mastigopods
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mastigophoran, mastigoteuthid, maxillopod, micropod, macropodian, megapodiid.
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