leptomonad

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English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

translingual Leptomonas +‎ -ad, from lepto- +‎ Ancient Greek μονάς (monás)

Noun[edit]

leptomonad (plural leptomonads)

  1. Any trypanosomatid of the genus Leptomonas

Etymology 2[edit]

lepto- +‎ monad

Noun[edit]

leptomonad (plural leptomonads)

  1. (biology) A form of some promastigote flagellates, similar to a nectomonad except for being shorter and replicative
    Coordinate terms: nectomonad, haptomonad
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