Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mastigopod

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mastigo-pod
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the Mastigopoda (protozoans which possess cilia or flagella).

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"After swimming about for a while, these mastigopods draw in their flagella, and become creeping myxopods."

Etymology

By surface analysis, mastigo- + -pod.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

mastigopods (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Mastigophora

Questions

What does mastigopod mean?: A member of the Mastigopoda (protozoans which possess cilia or flagella).
Where does mastigopod come from?: By surface analysis, mastigo- + -pod.

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