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Sarcomastigophora

noun pl Sar·co·mas·ti·goph·o·ra \ˌsär-(ˌ)kō-ˌmas-tə-ˈgäf-ə-rə\

Medical Definition of SARCOMASTIGOPHORA

:  a phylum of protozoans that includes forms moving by flagella, pseudopodia, or both and that is divided into the subphyla Mastigophora and Sarcodina—compare ciliophora

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