Flagellated Protozoan (Noun)
Meaning
A usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The flagellated protozoan, Giardia lamblia, was identified in the patient's stool sample as the cause of the gastrointestinal symptoms.
- This type of aquatic flagellated protozoan is very common in pond water and plays an important role in the ecosystem.
- The scientist's discovery of a new species of flagellated protozoan in the Amazon rainforest shed light on the complexity of life in that ecosystem.
- As a veterinarian, she studied the different types of pathogens that affect animals, including a range of flagellated protozoans that cause serious diseases.
- In the lab, the researchers cultivated the flagellated protozoan in a special medium and then used a microscope to observe its movement and behavior.