Definition of Polytoma
:a common genus of colorless saprozoic plantlike flagellates (order Phytomonadina) having paired anterior flagella, lacking chromatophores, and being widely distributed in stagnant freshwater
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Polytoma
noun
Poly·to·ma
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ˌpälēˈtōmə
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-lə̇ˈt-
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Origin and Etymology of polytoma
New Latin, from poly- + -toma (from Greek temnein to cut)
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