"mastigote" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: mastigotes [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek μάστιξ (mástix, “whip, scourge”) + -ote. Etymology templates: {{af|en|μάστιξ|-ote|lang1=grc|t1=whip, scourge}} Ancient Greek μάστιξ (mástix, “whip, scourge”) + -ote Head templates: {{en-noun}} mastigote (plural mastigotes)
  1. A single-celled microorganism that moves by means of an undulipodium, such as a flagellum, rather than using pseudopodia. Categories (topical): Microbiology Derived forms: amastigote, choanamastigote, epimastigote, endomastigote, opisthomastigote, promastigote, trypomastigote Related terms: mastigophore, flagellum, cilium

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