chilomonad

[kahy-lom-uh-nad]

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.

Origin of chilomonad

< New Latin chilomonad-, stem of Chilomonas

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