chilomonad

[ kahy-lom-uh-nad ]

/ kaɪˈlɒm əˌnæd /

noun

any of the colorless protozoalike algae of the genus Chilomonas (phylum Cryptophyta), chiefly saprozoic flagellates found in fresh waters that have become stagnant: popular in laboratory studies.

Words nearby chilomonad

chilly bin, chillán, chilo-, chiloe island, chilognath, chilomonad, chilomonas, chilon, chiloplasty, chilopod, chilorrhaphy

Origin of chilomonad

< New Latin chilomonad-, stem of Chilomonas