promastigote
/prəʊˈmastɪɡəʊt/Zoology and Medicine
noun
A flagellated or leptomonad stage in the life cycle of some parasitic protozoans of the family Trypanosomidae; a trypanosome of this stage.
Origin
1960s. Irregularly from pro- + ancient Greek μαστιγ-, μάστιξ whip + -ote.
- protective colouring
- protective custody
- protective detention
- protectively
- protectiveness
- protective order
- protective-prohibitive
- protector
- protectoral
- protectorate
- protectorial
- Protectorian
- protectorless
- protectorly
- protectorship
- protectory
- protectress
- protectrice
- protectrix
- protegulum
- proteic
- proteid
- proteide
- proteiform
- protein