isokont

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From iso- (“equal”) +‎ -kont (“flagellate”) from Ancient Greek κοντός (kontós, “pole”).

Adjective[edit]

isokont (not comparable)

  1. (biology) Having flagella of equal length.
    Antonym: heterokont

Noun[edit]

isokont (plural isokonts)

  1. Any of the green algae of the class Isokontae, now principally in class Chlorophyceae.
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