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heteromastigote
adjective
het·er·o·mas·ti·gote
variants: or
heteromastigate
\-ˌgāt\Definition of heteromastigote
: having two unlike flagella heteromastigote dinoflagellates
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Origin and Etymology of heteromastigote
heteromastigote, alteration of heteromastigate, from heter- + mastig- + -ate
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