单词 | mastigophoran |
释义 | mastigophoran in British English (ˌmæstɪˈɡɒfərən) noun also: mastigophore (ˈmæstɪɡəˌfɔː) 1. any protozoan having one or more flagella adjective also: mastigophoric, mastigophorous 2. Also: flagellate of or relating to flagellated protozoans Word origin C19 mastigophore whip-bearer, from Greek mastigophoros, from mastix whip + -phoros -phoremastigophoran in American English (ˌmæstɪˈgɑfərən) noun 1. any of a subphylum (Mastigophora) of protozoans, sometimes parasitic, having flagella: certain classes, as dinoflagellates, are also classified as algae by botanists adjective 2. of or relating to the mastigophorans Derived forms mastigophorous (ˌmastiˈgophorous) (ˌmæstɪˈgɑfərəs) adjective Word origin < ModL Mastigophora (< Gr mastix, gen. mastigos, a whip + ModL -phora, fem. of -phorus: see -phore) + -an |
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