mastigophore

Plural: mastigophores

Noun

• a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals
• Any flagellate of the phylum Mastigophora (a nematocyst that has a tube that extends beyond its hempe)
• In Ancient Greece, an official who carried a whip

Synonyms

flagellate, flagellate protozoan, flagellated protozoan, mastigophoran

Related Words

amastigophore, mastigophoric, mastigophorous