We found 2 definitions of hypermastigote from 2 different sources.
NounPlural: hypermastigotes |
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hypermastigote - flagellate symbiotic in the intestines of e.g. termites | ||
flagellate, flagellate protozoan, flagellated protozoan, mastigophoran, mastigophore a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals |