Opisthokont Definition
noun
(biology) Any of very many eukaryotes whose flagellate cells propel themselves with a single posterior flagellum.
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Noun
Singular:
opisthokont
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opisthokontsOrigin of Opisthokont
From Ancient Greek οπίσθω- (opístho-, “hind-”) + κοντός (kontós, “pole (in reference to the flagellum)”).
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