zoomastigote

Questions about zoomastigote

What does zoomastigote mean?

zoomastigote means "flagellate protozoan lacking photosynthesis and other plant-like characteristics".

How many syllables are in zoomastigote?

zoomastigote has 4 syllables and divides as zoo-ma-sti-gote under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for zoomastigote?

Close synonyms include zooflagellate. 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 zoomastigote a common word?

zoomastigote 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.