Chilomonas

noun

Chi·​lom·​o·​nas

kīˈlämənəs

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

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from chil- + -monas

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