mastigophora

Questions about mastigophora

What does mastigophora mean?

mastigophora means "protozoa having flagella".

How many syllables are in mastigophora?

mastigophora has 5 syllables: ma-sti-go-pho-ra. The stress falls on "go".

What is another word for mastigophora?

Close synonyms include class Mastigophora, Flagellata, class Flagellata. 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 mastigophora a common word?

mastigophora 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.