'Mastigophora' definitions:

Definition of 'Mastigophora'

noun

Protozoa having flagella [syn: Mastigophora, class Mastigophora, Flagellata, class Flagellata]

Definition of 'Mastigophora'

From: GCIDE

Mastigophora \Mas"ti*go*phor`a\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. ma`stix, ma`stigos, a whip + fe`rein to bear.] (Zool.) A phylum of protozoans the kingdom Protista, consisting mainly of free-living flagellated unicellular organisms, lacking photosynthetic capability. Some members are pathogenic in man. [PJC]

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