Opisthomastigote
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Opisthomastigote is a noun meaning (biology) 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.
Meaning
(biology) 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.
Word Forms
- opisthomastigotes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include epimastigote, promastigote, trypomastigote, tripomastigote, trypanosome, opisthokont.
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