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leptomonad

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lep-tomon-ad
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any trypanosomatid of the genus Leptomonas

noun

A form of some promastigote flagellates, similar to a nectomonad except for being shorter and replicative

Etymology

From translingual Leptomonas, from lepto- + Ancient Greek μονάς (monás, stem: μονάδ- (monád-)).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

leptomonads (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

retroleptomonad nectomonad haptomonad

Questions

What does leptomonad mean?
Any trypanosomatid of the genus Leptomonas
Where does leptomonad come from?
From translingual Leptomonas, from lepto- + Ancient Greek μονάς (monás, stem: μονάδ- (monád-)).

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