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mastigophoran

(mas′ti gäf′ə rən)

noun

any of a subphylum (Mastigophora) of protozoans, sometimes parasitic, having flagella: certain classes, as dinoflagellates, are also classified as algae by botanists

Origin: < ModL Mastigophora (< Gr mastix, gen. mastigos, a whip + ModL -phora, fem. of -phorus: see -phore) + -an

adjective

of or relating to the mastigophorans

Related Forms:

mastigophorous adjective

See mastigophoran in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Any of various protozoans of the class Mastigophora, all of which possess one or more flagella.

adjective

Of or belonging to the class Mastigophora.

Origin:

Origin: From New Latin Mastīgophora, class name

Origin: : Greek mastīx, mastīg-, whip

Origin: + New Latin -phora (from Greek, neuter pl. of -phoros, -phore)

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