plantlike flagellate

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   unicellular organisms having many characteristics of typical algae

   Broaderprotozoan

   Part ofPhytomastigina

Questions about plantlike flagellate

What does plantlike flagellate mean?

plantlike flagellate means "unicellular organisms having many characteristics of typical algae".

Is plantlike flagellate a common word?

plantlike flagellate 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.