MASTIGOPHORAN


Meaning of MASTIGOPHORAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌmas-tə-ˈgä-fə-rən ]

noun

Etymology: ultimately from Greek mastig-, mastix whip + pherein to carry — more at bear

Date: circa 1911

: any of a subphylum (Mastigophora) of protozoans comprising forms with flagella and including many often treated as algae

• mastigophoran adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.