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Zoomastigina
plural noun
Zo·o·mas·ti·gi·na
\-ˈjīnə\
Definition of Zoomastigina
: a subclass of Mastigophora that comprises holozoic or saprozoic flagellates lacking chromatophores and stigma and that includes the orders Hypermastigina, Polymastigina, Protomonadina, and Rhizomastigina — compare phytomastigina
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Origin and Etymology of zoomastigina
New Latin, from zo- + mastig- + -ina
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