- mastigium
- mas·tig·i·um
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mastigium
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mastigium — /ma stij ee euhm/, n., pl. mastigia /ma stij ee euh/. an extensible, lashlike, anal organ in certain caterpillars. [1895 1900; < NL < Gk mastigion, dim. of mástix whip] * * * … Universalium
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Mastigophora — /mas ti gof euhr euh/, n. a phylum of protozoans comprising nonphotosynthetic, chiefly free living flagellates: some species are important pathogens of humans and other animals. [ < NL (neut. pl.) < Gk mastigophóros whip bearing, equiv. to mastig … Universalium
