-ˌmastəˈjīnə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Polymastig-, Polymastix, genus of flagellates (from poly- + Greek mastig-, mastix whip) + -ina — more at mastig-
: an order of small plastic usually parasitic flagellates (subclass Zoomastigina) having several flagella and including various medically or economically important forms (as members of the genera Costia, Chilomastix, Giardia, Hexamita, and Trichomonas )
• poly·mas·ti·gine | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|mastəˌjīn adjective