POLYTOMA


Meaning of POLYTOMA in English

ˌpälēˈtōmə, -lə̇ˈt- noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from poly- + -toma (from Greek temnein to cut) — more at tome

: a common genus of colorless saprozoic plantlike flagellates (order Phytomonadina) having paired anterior flagella, lacking chromatophores, and being widely distributed in stagnant freshwater

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