Chilomastix

Translingual

Etymology

From New Latin chīlomastix, from Ancient Greek χεῖλος (kheîlos, “lip”) +‎ μάστιξ (mástix, “whip, scourge”).

Proper noun

Chilomastix f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Retortamonadidae – pear-shaped, flagellated protozoans that usually occur commensally in the intestines of various vertebrates and includes one (Chilomastix mesnili) occurring as a nonpathogenic parasite in the cecum and colon of humans.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Protozoa – kingdom; Eozoa – subkingdom; Excavata – infrakingdom; Metamonada – phylum; Eopharyngea – class; Retortamonadida – order; Retortamonadidae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Chilomastix mesnili - selected species

References

• Chilomastix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Chilomastix on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Chilomastix on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Chilomastix at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Chilomastix at World Register of Marine Species