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Definition of Mastigophoran
1. Noun. A usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals.
Exact synonyms: Flagellate, Flagellate Protozoan, Flagellated Protozoan, Mastigophore
Generic synonyms: Protozoan, Protozoon
Group relationships: Class Flagellata, Class Mastigophora, Flagellata, Mastigophora
Specialized synonyms: Dinoflagellate, Genus Leishmania, Leishmania, Zooflagellate, Zoomastigote, Hypermastigote, Polymastigote, Costia, Costia Necatrix, Giardia, Trichomonad
Derivative terms: Flagellate, Flagellum
Generic synonyms: Protozoan, Protozoon
Group relationships: Class Flagellata, Class Mastigophora, Flagellata, Mastigophora
Specialized synonyms: Dinoflagellate, Genus Leishmania, Leishmania, Zooflagellate, Zoomastigote, Hypermastigote, Polymastigote, Costia, Costia Necatrix, Giardia, Trichomonad
Derivative terms: Flagellate, Flagellum
Definition of Mastigophoran
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