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mastigote

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mastig-ote
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A single-celled microorganism that moves by means of an undulipodium, such as a flagellum, rather than using pseudopodia.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μάστιξ (mástix, “whip, scourge”) + -ote.

Inflected Forms

mastigotes (plural)

Derived Forms

amastigote choanamastigote dinomastigote endomastigote epimastigote opisthomastigote promastigote trypomastigote zoomastigote

Frequently Paired Words

mastigophore flagellum cilium

Antonyms

amoeba

Questions

What does mastigote mean?
A single-celled microorganism that moves by means of an undulipodium, such as a flagellum, rather than using pseudopodia.
Where does mastigote come from?
From Ancient Greek μάστιξ (mástix, “whip, scourge”) + -ote.

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