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Noun: zooflagellate
  1. Flagellate protozoan lacking photosynthesis and other plant-like characteristics
    "zooflagellates are common parasites in the digestive tracts of animals";
    - zoomastigote

Derived forms: zooflagellates

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

Part of: subclass Zoomastigina, Zoomastigina

Encyclopedia: Zooflagellate