cryptomonad

noun

cryp·​tom·​o·​nad

kripˈtäməˌnad

plural -s

: a flagellate of the order Cryptomonadina

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Cryptomonad-, Cryptomonas

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined above

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