kinetoplastid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a group of parasitic flagellate protozoa, of the class Kinetoplastea, responsible for several diseases in humans and animals

Word forms

kinetoplastid kinetoplastids

Etymology

From kinetoplast + -id.

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