Mastigophora
noun pluralMas·ti·goph·ora | \ ˌmas-tə-ˈgäf-ə-rə 
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\Medical Definition of Mastigophora
in former classifications
: a subphylum of protozoans comprising forms typically having one or more flagella and reproducing asexually usually by binary fission
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mastigophoran \ -rən \ adjective or noun
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