leptomonad

== English == === Etymology 1 === From translingual Leptomonas, from lepto- +‎ Ancient Greek μονάς (monás, stem: μονάδ- (monád-)). ==== Noun ==== leptomonad (plural leptomonads) Any trypanosomatid of the genus Leptomonas === Etymology 2 === From lepto- +‎ monad. ==== Noun ==== leptomonad (plural leptomonads) (biology) A form of some promastigote flagellates, similar to a nectomonad except for being shorter and replicative Coordinate terms: nectomonad, haptomonad ===== Related terms ===== retroleptomonad