POLYMASTIGINA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Polymastigina mean? 

• POLYMASTIGINA (noun)
  The noun POLYMASTIGINA has 1 sense:

1. small usually parasitic flagellates

  Familiarity information: POLYMASTIGINA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POLYMASTIGINA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small usually parasitic flagellates

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

order Polymastigina; Polymastigina

Hypernyms ("Polymastigina" is a kind of...):

animal order (the order of animals)

Meronyms (members of "Polymastigina"):

polymastigote (flagellates with several flagella)

genus Costia (a genus of flagellate protoctist)

genus Giardia (flagellates parasitic in intestines of vertebrates)

Chilomastix; genus Chilomastix (flagellates parasitic in intestines of vertebrates including humans)

genus Hexamita; Hexamita (flagellates free-living or parasitic in intestines of birds)

genus Trichomonas (flagellates parasitic in alimentary or genitourinary tracts of vertebrates and invertebrates including humans)

Holonyms ("Polymastigina" is a member of...):

subclass Zoomastigina; Zoomastigina (in some classifications considered a phylum of the kingdom Protista; holozoic or saprozoic flagellates)