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- noun biology Any of very many
eukaryotes whoseflagellate cells propel themselves with a singleposterior flagellum .
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From Ancient Greek οπίσθω- (opísthō-, "hind-") + κοντός (kontós, "pole (in reference to the flagellum)").
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