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mastigoneme

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌmæstɪˈɡəʊniːm/

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noun

Meaning 1

One of the lateral "hairs" found covering the flagella of heterokont and cryptophyte algae, believed to assist in locomotion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

By surface analysis, mastigo- + -neme.