Trichomonas

See also: trichomonas

Translingual

Trichomonas vaginalis

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek θρίξ (thríx, “hair”) +‎ μονάς (monás, “unit”).

Proper noun

Trichomonas f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Trichomonadidae – flagellated protozoans parasitic in many animals.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Protozoa - kingdom; Eozoa - subkingdom; Excavata - infrakingdom; Metamonada - phylum; Trichomonadea - class; Trichomonadida - order; Trichomonadidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Trichomonas canistomae, Trichomonas equibuccalis, Trichomonas gallinae, Trichomonas oralis, Trichomonas tenax, Trichomonas vaginalis - selected species

Derived terms

• Trichomonadea
• Trichomonadida
• Trichomonadidae

Further reading

• Trichomonas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Trichomonas on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Trichomonas at National Center for Biotechnology Information