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opisthokont
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opisthokontnoun
Any of very many eukaryotes whose flagellate cells propel themselves with a single posterior flagellum.
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Opisthokont
The opisthokonts (from Ancient Greek ὀπίσθιος (opísthios) 'rear, posterior', and κοντός (kontós) 'pole, i.e. flagellum') are a broad group of eukaryotes, including both the animal and fungus kingdoms. The opisthokonts, previously called the "Fungi/Metazoa group", are generally recognized as a clade. Opisthokonts together with Apusomonadida and Breviata comprise the larger clade Obazoa.
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Opisthokont
The opisthokonts or "Fungi/Metazoa group" are a broad group of eukaryotes, including both the animal and fungus kingdoms, together with the eukaryotic microorganisms that are sometimes grouped in the paraphyletic phylum Choanozoa. Some studies support the monophyly of the opisthokonts, but others have called it into question.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of opisthokont in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of opisthokont in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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