genus chilomastix

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   flagellates parasitic in intestines of vertebrates including humans

   SynonymsChilomastix

   Broaderprotoctist genus

   Part ofPolymastigina

Questions about genus chilomastix

What does genus chilomastix mean?

genus chilomastix means "flagellates parasitic in intestines of vertebrates including humans".

What is another word for genus chilomastix?

Close synonyms include Chilomastix. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus chilomastix a common word?

genus chilomastix is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.