mastigophoran
1. [ noun ] (biology) usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some pathogens of humans and other animals
Synonyms: flagellated_protozoan flagellate_protozoan mastigophore flagellate
Related terms: protozoan zoomastigote giardia hypermastigote polymastigote costia dinoflagellate trichomonad genus_leishmania Mastigophora
Similar spelling:   Mastigophora
  mastigophore
  Mastigomycota
  Mastigoproctus
  Masticophis