flagellate vs mastigophore what difference
what is difference between flagellate and mastigophore
English
Etymology
Latin flagellum (“whip”)
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛlət
Verb
flagellate (third-person singular simple present flagellates, present participle flagellating, simple past and past participle flagellated)
- (transitive) To whip or scourge.
Related terms
- biflagellate
- flagellation
- triflagellate
Translations
Adjective
flagellate (comparative more flagellate, superlative most flagellate)
- Resembling a whip.
- (biology) Having flagella.
Related terms
- flagellum
Translations
Noun
flagellate (plural flagellates)
- (biology) Any organism that has flagella.
Translations
Italian
Verb
flagellate
- inflection of flagellare:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
- feminine plural of flagellato
Latin
Verb
flagellāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of flagellō
English
Noun
mastigophore (plural mastigophores)
- Any flagellate of the phylum Mastigophora (a nematocyst that has a tube that extends beyond its hempe)
- In Ancient Greece, an official who carried a whip
Synonyms
- mastigophoran
Related terms
- amastigophore
- mastigophorous
- mastigophoric
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