hemoflagellate
[ hee-muh-flaj-uh-leyt, hem-uh- ]
noun
a flagellate protozoan, especially of the genera Trypanosoma and Leishmania, that is parasitic in the blood.
Origin of hemoflagellate
1First recorded in 1905–10; hemo- + flagellate
Words Nearby hemoflagellate
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