trichomonad

American

[trik-uh-mon-ad, -moh-nad] / ˌtrɪk əˈmɒn æd, -ˈmoʊ næd /

noun

any flagellate protozoan of the genus Trichomonas, parasitic in humans or animals.

trichomonad British

/ ˌtrɪkəˈmɒnəl, trɪˈkɒmənəl, -ˈməʊ-, ˌtrɪkəʊˈmɒnæd /

noun

any parasitic flagellate protozoan of the genus Trichomonas , occurring in the digestive and reproductive systems of man and animals

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Other Word Forms

trichomonadal adjective
trichomonal adjective

Etymology

Origin of trichomonad

1860–65; < New Latin Trichomonad- (stem of Trichomonas ) genus name. See tricho-, monad

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