trichomonad

[trik-uh-mon-ad, -moh-nad]

noun

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

trichomonad

/ ˌtrɪkəˈmɒnəl, trɪˈkɒmənəl, -ˈməʊ-, ˌtrɪkəʊˈmɒnæd /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• trichomonadal adjective
• trichomonal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of trichomonad¹

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