opisthomastigote

noun

A stage in unicellular life-cycle, typically trypanosomes, where the flagellum is posterior of the nucleus, and passes through a groove in the cell body.

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Meanings

nounopisthomastigote (plural opisthomastigotes)

plural opisthomastigotes

  1. biologyA stage in unicellular life-cycle, typically trypanosomes, where the flagellum is posterior of the nucleus, and passes through a groove in the cell body.

Origin

From opistho- + mastigote.

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opisthomastigote. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opisthomastigote

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