Polymastida

Poly·​mas·​ti·​da

variants or Polymastiga

-tə̇gə

or Polymastigoda

-ˌmastəˈgōdə

or Polymastigota

-ōtə

taxonomic synonym of polymastigina

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, irregular from Polymastig-, Polymastix

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