leptomonad

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noun

Any trypanosomatid of the genus Leptomonas

Origintranslingual Leptomonas →
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Meanings

leptomonad1

nounleptomonad (plural leptomonads)

plural leptomonads

  1. Any trypanosomatid of the genus Leptomonas

leptomonad2

nounleptomonad (plural leptomonads)

plural leptomonads

  1. biologyA form of some promastigote flagellates, similar to a nectomonad except for being shorter and replicative

Origin

leptomonad · noun

  1. translingualLeptomonas
  2. Englishleptomonad

From translingual Leptomonas, from lepto- + Ancient Greek μονάς (monás, stem: μονάδ- (monád-)).

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leptomonad · noun

From lepto- + monad.

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APA

leptomonad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leptomonad

MLA

“leptomonad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leptomonad. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leptomonad,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leptomonad.

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