MASTIGOPHORE - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages

Example: some are pathogens of humans and other animals

Synonyms

Mastigophore, Mastigophoran, Flagellate, Flagellate protozoan, Flagellated protozoan