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mastigophoran
noun
any of a subphylum (Mastigophora) of protozoans, sometimes parasitic, having flagella: certain classes, as dinoflagellates, are also classified as algae by botanists
adjective
of or relating to the mastigophorans
Related Forms:
- mastigophorous adjective
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