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trichomonad
trichomonad n. 
/ˌtrʌɪkə(ʊ)ˈmɒnad/, /ˌtrɪkə(ʊ)ˈməʊnad/, /ˌtrʌɪkə(ʊ)ˈməʊnad/,
Brit. /ˌtrɪkə(ʊ)ˈmɒnad/
, /ˌtrɪkə(ʊ)ˈmɒnad//ˌtrʌɪkə(ʊ)ˈmɒnad//ˌtrɪkə(ʊ)ˈməʊnad//ˌtrʌɪkə(ʊ)ˈməʊnad/U.S. /ˌtrɪkəˈmoʊˌnæd/
Zoology an infusorian of the genus Trichomonas, characterized by several flagella and hair-like processes; some species are parasitic in man and other animals. [ < tricho- comb. form1 + monad n., after French trico-monas (1836), trichomonas (1838), scientific Latin tricomonas (1837), trichomonas (1838).] /ˌtrɪkəˈmoʊˌnæd/ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > invertebrates > protozoa > class Flagellata or Mastigophora > subclass Flagellidia > [noun] > member of genus Trichomonas
trichomonad1861
1861 R. T. Hulme tr. C. H. Moquin-Tandon Elements Med. Zool. ii. vii. 407 The Trichomonads..form irregular masses with the particles of thickened mucus.
1883 J. M. Duncan Clin. Lect. Dis. Women (ed. 2) xvi. 163 At one time it was supposed that the discovery of trichomonads, or a leptothrix, or a vibrio, would decide whether it was venereal or not.
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