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Chilomastix
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Translingual
mul
Etymology
From mul la-new chīlomastix, from mul grc - grc χεῖλος μάστιξ lip whip, scourge 1.
Proper noun
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genus family Retortamonadidae family pear-shaped, flagellated protozoans that usually occur commensally in the intestines of various vertebrates and includes one (Chilomastix mesnili species) occurring as a nonpathogenic parasite in the cecum and colon of humans
Hypernyms
genus
Hyponyms
genus Chilomastix mesnili species - selected species
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