[lep″to-mo´nad] 1. of or pertaining to Leptomonas, a genus of protozoa parasitic in the digestive tract of insects.2. denoting the leptomonad form (see promastigote).3. a protozoon exhibiting the leptomonad (promastigote) form.
lep·to·mo·nad
(lep'tō-mō'nad, lep-tom'ŏ-nad), 1. Common name for a member of the genus Leptomonas. 2.