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PHYTOMASTIGINA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Plantlike flagellates containing chlorophyll; often considered unicellular algae

Synonyms:

Phytomastigina; subclass Phytomastigina

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

class ((biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders)

Meronyms (members of "Phytomastigina"):

plantlike flagellate (unicellular organisms having many characteristics of typical algae)

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

class Flagellata; class Mastigophora; Flagellata; Mastigophora (protozoa having flagella)

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