zooflagellate
/ˌzoʊəˈflædʒəleɪt/
noun
- A single-celled organism that moves using a tail-like structure called a flagellum and lives in water or inside other living things.
- Some zooflagellates live inside termites and help them digest wood.
- Under the microscope, the zooflagellate swam quickly through the drop of pond water.
- The biology class studied a zooflagellate to learn how flagella work for movement.