1 cryptomonad | Definition of cryptomonad

cryptomonad

noun
cryp·​tom·​o·​nad | \ kripˈtäməˌnad\
plural -s

Definition of cryptomonad

: a flagellate of the order Cryptomonadina

First Known Use of cryptomonad

1841, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for cryptomonad

New Latin, from Cryptomonad-, Cryptomonas

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