leptomonas

noun
lep·​tom·​o·​nas | \ lep-ˈtäm-ə-nəs How to pronounce leptomonas (audio) \

Medical Definition of leptomonas

1 capitalized : a genus of flagellate protozoans of the family Trypanosomatidae that are parasites especially of the digestive tract of insects and that occur as elongated flagellates with a single anterior flagellum and no undulating membrane

2 plural leptomonas

a : any flagellate protozoan of the genus Leptomonas