opisthomastigote

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

opistho- +‎ mastigote

Noun[edit]

opisthomastigote (plural opisthomastigotes)

  1. (biology) A stage in unicellular life-cycle, typically trypanosomes, where the flagellum is posterior of the nucleus, and passes through a groove in the cell body.
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