Cystoflagellata

plural noun

Cys·​to·​flagellata

: a small suborder of Dinoflagellata comprising a few naked flagellates without furrows and lacking a transverse flagellum that are remarkably medusoid in form

cystoflagellate

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adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from cyst- + flagellata

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