Definition of Mastigoneme

1. Noun. One of the lateral "hairs" found covering the flagella of heterokont and cryptophyte algae, believed to assist in locomotion. ¹

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Medical Definition of Mastigoneme

1. Lateral projections from eukaryotic flagella. May be stiff and alter the hydrodynamics of flagellar propulsion or flexible and alter the effective diameter of the flagellum (flimmer filaments). (05 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mastigoneme

masticatory system
mastich
mastiche
mastiches
mastichs
masticin
masticot
masticots
mastics
mastier
mastiest
mastiff
mastiff bat
mastiffs
mastigomycotina
mastigoneme (current term)
mastigonemes
mastigophora
mastigophora infections
mastigophoran
mastigophorans
mastigophore
mastigophoric
mastigopod
mastigopoda
mastigopods
mastigote
mastigure
mastigures
mastika

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