trichomonad

(trik′ə mō′nad, -män′ad)

noun

any of a genus (Trichomonas) of parasitic or commensal zooflagellates

Origin: < ModL Trichomonas (gen. Trichomonadis): see tricho- & monad

See trichomonad in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Any of various flagellate protozoans of the genus Trichomonas, occurring as parasites in the digestive and urogenital tracts of vertebrates.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin Trichomonas, genus name

Origin: : tricho-

Origin: + Late Latin monas, monad-, unit; see monad

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