mastigophora

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mastigophora - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Mastigophora \Mas"ti*go*phor`a\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. ma`stix,
     ma`stigos, a whip + fe`rein to bear.] (Zool.)
     A phylum of protozoans the kingdom Protista, consisting
     mainly of free-living flagellated unicellular organisms,
     lacking photosynthetic capability. Some members are
     pathogenic in man.
     [PJC]

mastigophora - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Mastigophora
      n 1: protozoa having flagella [syn: Mastigophora, class Mastigophora
           , Flagellata, class Flagellata]