mastigophore

English

Etymology

By surface analysis, mastigo- +‎ -phore.

Noun

mastigophore (plural mastigophores)

  1. Any flagellate of the phylum Mastigophora (a nematocyst that has a tube that extends beyond its hempe)
  2. In Ancient Greece, an official who carried a whip

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