leptomonas

noun

lep·​tom·​o·​nas lep-ˈtäm-ə-nəs 

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

b

: promastigote