Polytoma

noun
Poly·​to·​ma | \ ˌpälēˈtōmə, -lə̇ˈt-\

Definition of Polytoma

: a common genus of colorless saprozoic plantlike flagellates (order Phytomonadina) having paired anterior flagella, lacking chromatophores, and being widely distributed in stagnant freshwater

History and Etymology for Polytoma

New Latin, from poly- + -toma (from Greek temnein to cut)

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