phytoflagellate

phytoflagellate
phy·to·fla·gel·late .fīt-ō-'flaj-ə-lət, -.lāt; -flə-'jel-ət n any of various organisms (as dinoflagellates) that are considered a subclass (Phytomastigophora syn. Phytomastigina) usu. of algae by botanists and of protozoans by zoologists and that have many characteristics in common with typical algae

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phy·to·flag·el·late (fi″to-flajґə-lāt) [phyto- + flagellate] any protozoan of a large group exhibiting plantlike behavior, formerly classified in the class Phytomastigophorea.

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