chilomonad

\\kīˈläməˌnad\ noun (-s)

Etymology: New Latin Chilomonad-, Chilomonas

: a flagellate of the genus Chilomonas

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/kuy lom"euh nad'/, n.

any of the colorless protozoalike algae of the genus Chilomonas (phylum Cryptophyta), chiefly saprozoic flagellates found in fresh waters that have become stagnant: popular in laboratory studies.

[ < NL chilomonad-, s. of CHILOMONAS]