leptomonad /lep·to·mo·nad/ (-mo´nad)
leptomonad [lep″to-mo´nad]
1. of or pertaining to Leptomonas.
2. denoting the leptomonad form; see promastigote.
3. a protozoan exhibiting the leptomonad (promastigote) form.
lep·to·mo·nad (l p t -m n d, lp-t m -nd)n. A parasitic flagellate of the genus Leptomonas. |
leptomonad [lep″to-mo´nad]
1. of or pertaining to Leptomonas, a genus of protozoa parasitic in the digestive tract of insects.
2. denoting the leptomonad form (see promastigote).
3. a protozoon exhibiting the leptomonad (promastigote) form.
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