mastig-

combining form

variants or mastigo-

: whip : flagellum

Mastigophora

Mastigamoeba

Word History

Etymology

Greek, whip, scourge, from mastig-, mastix; perhaps akin to Greek mēnyein to make known, inform, Russian manit' to beckon, entice

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