mastigote

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English

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek μάστιξ (mástix, whip, scourge) +‎ -ote.

Noun

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mastigote (plural mastigotes)

  1. A single-celled microorganism that moves by means of an undulipodium, such as a flagellum, rather than using pseudopodia.

Usage notes

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  • An organism may be a mastigote throughout its life cycle, or may spend part of its life as an amoeboid cell, and part of its life as a mastigote. The term is therefore not used for classification in a taxonomic sense.

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