noun
Meaning 1
Any trypanosomatid of the genus Leptomonas
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leptomonad
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noun
Meaning 2
A form of some promastigote flagellates, similar to a nectomonad except for being shorter and replicative
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Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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History
Etymology
From translingual Leptomonas, from lepto- + Ancient Greek μονάς (monás, stem: μονάδ- (monád-)).
From lepto- + monad.