leptomonad
Meanings
noun
- Any trypanosomatid of the genus Leptomonas
noun
- A form of some promastigote flagellates, similar to a nectomonad except for being shorter and replicative
Word forms
Etymology
From translingual Leptomonas, from lepto- + Ancient Greek μονάς (monás, stem: μονάδ- (monád-)).
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