PLANTLIKE FLAGELLATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does plantlike flagellate mean? 

• PLANTLIKE FLAGELLATE (noun)
  The noun PLANTLIKE FLAGELLATE has 1 sense:

1. unicellular organisms having many characteristics of typical algae

  Familiarity information: PLANTLIKE FLAGELLATE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PLANTLIKE FLAGELLATE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Unicellular organisms having many characteristics of typical algae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("plantlike flagellate" is a kind of...):

protozoan; protozoon (any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic)

Holonyms ("plantlike flagellate" is a member of...):

Phytomastigina; subclass Phytomastigina (plantlike flagellates containing chlorophyll; often considered unicellular algae)