unikont

English

Etymology

From uni- (“one”) +‎ -kont (“flagellate”) from Ancient Greek κοντός (kontós, “pole”).

Noun

unikont (plural unikonts)

1. (biology) A eukaryotic cell with a single flagellum; thought to be the ancestor of all animals and fungi.
   • 2017, David A. Baum, The Princeton Guide to Evolution, page 153:

     Today, it is thought based on DNA sequence data that the Fungi form a clade in the eukaryotic supergroup Unikonta (“unikonts”), which also includes animals and several protist lineages.

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• bikont