leptomonad
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
translingual Leptomonas + -ad, from lepto- + Ancient Greek μονάς (monás)
Noun edit
leptomonad (plural leptomonads)
- Any trypanosomatid of the genus Leptomonas
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
leptomonad (plural leptomonads)
- (biology) A form of some promastigote flagellates, similar to a nectomonad except for being shorter and replicative
- Coordinate terms: nectomonad, haptomonad