unikont

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Etymology

uni- +‎ -kont

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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