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Noun: hypermastigote
  1. Flagellate symbiotic in the intestines of e.g. termites
    "Hypermastigotes help termites digest cellulose"

Derived forms: hypermastigotes

Type of: flagellate, flagellate protozoan, flagellated protozoan, mastigophoran, mastigophore

Part of: Hypermastigina, order Hypermastigina