Noun: mastigophoran ,mas-tu'gó-fu-run
- A usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals
"Giardia is a mastigophoran that can cause intestinal infections";
- flagellate, flagellate protozoan, flagellated protozoan, mastigophore
Derived forms: mastigophorans
Part of: class Flagellata, class Mastigophora, Flagellata, Mastigophora