Chilomonas

[kahy-lom-uh-nuh s]

noun

a genus of flagellate algae comprising the chilomonads.

Origin of Chilomonas

< New Latin, equivalent to chilo-1 chilo-² + Greek monás (genitive monádos) unit; see monad

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