Flagellata
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Flagellata
< New Latin, neuter plural of Latin flagellātus flagellate
Example Sentences
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In this stage they closely resemble the individuals of a Volvox colony, or other green Flagellata, to which there is little doubt that they are related.
From Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses by Campbell, Douglas Houghton
The Flagellata are for the most part very minute; the Protomastigopoda rarely exceeding 20 μ in length.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various
Next come the Flagellata, or minute creatures which swim about by means of one or two whip-like processes, whence the name of the group.
From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879 by Various
They are devided into the orders Flagellata, Ciliata, and Tentaculifera.
From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section I, J, K, and L by Project Gutenberg
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