Chilomonas

noun
Chi·​lom·​o·​nas | \ kīˈlämənəs\

Definition of Chilomonas

: genus of small colorless freshwater plantlike flagellates (family Cryptomonadidae) with two anterior flagella and without pyrenoids that have been much used in biological research

History and Etymology for Chilomonas

New Latin, from chil- + -monas

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