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“zooflagellate”
1. Any of various protozoans with whip-like appendages of the subclass Zoomastigina, lacking plantlike characteristics:
Zooflagellates are protozoa possessing moveable threadlike or lash-like structures, or "flagellum", and specifically those protozoa having "flagella" (plural of "flagellum") or long, whip-like "tails" of certain cells in both the plant and animal kingdoms, which undulates with a regular pattern. They are used primarily for locomotion and also for other purposes, such as attracting food particles or moving substances through a "mouth" cavity.
2. Etymology: from Latin meaning "whip".
2. Etymology: from Latin meaning "whip".
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flagello-, flagell-
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zoo-, zoa-, zo-, -zoic, -zoid, -zoite, -zoal, -zonal, -zooid, -zoon, -zoa, -zoan
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