trich·o·mo·nad (tr k  -m  n d)n. Any of various flagellate protozoans of the genus Trichomonas, occurring as parasites in the digestive and urogenital tracts of vertebrates. [New Latin Trichomonas, genus name : tricho- + Late Latin monas, monad-, unit; see monad.] trich o·mo·nadal (-ndl), tricho·monal (-mnl) adj. |
trichomonad [ˌtrɪkəʊˈmɒnæd]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any parasitic flagellate protozoan of the genus Trichomonas, occurring in the digestive and reproductive systems of man and animals
trichomonadal [ˌtrɪkəʊˈmɒnədəl], trichomona [ˌtrɪkəˈmɒnəl -ˈməʊ- trɪˈkɒmənəl] adj
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| Noun | 1. | trichomonad - cause of trichomoniasis in women and cattle and birds flagellate, flagellate protozoan, flagellated protozoan, mastigophoran, mastigophore - a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals genus Trichomonas - flagellates parasitic in alimentary or genitourinary tracts of vertebrates and invertebrates including humans |
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