zo•o•flag•el•late

(ˌzoʊ əˈflædʒ ə lɪt, -ˌleɪt)

n.

any flagellated protozoan that lacks photosynthetic pigment and feeds on organic matter: often parasitic.

[1955–60]

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Noun

zooflagellate - flagellate protozoan lacking photosynthesis and other plant-like characteristics

flagellate, flagellate protozoan, flagellated protozoan, mastigophoran, mastigophore - a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals

subclass Zoomastigina, Zoomastigina - in some classifications considered a phylum of the kingdom Protista; holozoic or saprozoic flagellates

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