metamonad

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noun

Any of a large group of flagellate amitochondriate protozoa, including the retortamonads and diplomonads and possibly also the parabasalids and oxymonads.

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Meanings

nounmetamonad (plural metamonads)

plural metamonads

  1. Any of a large group of flagellate amitochondriate protozoa, including the retortamonads and diplomonads and possibly also the parabasalids and oxymonads.

Origin

From meta- + monad.

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APA

metamonad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metamonad

MLA

“metamonad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metamonad. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metamonad,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metamonad.

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