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kinetoplastid

kinetoplastid noun: any of a group of parasitic flagellate protozoa, of the class Kinetoplastea, responsible for several diseases in humans and animals.

Noun

kinetoplastid (plural kinetoplastids)

  1. Any of a group of parasitic flagellate protozoa, of the class Kinetoplastea, responsible for several diseases in humans and animals

Forms of kinetoplastid

pluralkinetoplastids

Origin of kinetoplastid

From kinetoplast + -id.

Questions about kinetoplastid

What does kinetoplastid mean?
Kinetoplastid means any of a group of parasitic flagellate protozoa, of the class Kinetoplastea, responsible for several diseases in humans and animals.
What part of speech is kinetoplastid?
Kinetoplastid is a noun.
What is the plural of kinetoplastid?
The plural of kinetoplastid is kinetoplastids.

Words near kinetoplastid in the dictionary

  1. kinetophonograph
  2. kinetophonographs
  3. kinetoplasm
  4. kinetoplast
  5. kinetoplastic
  6. kinetoplastid
  7. kinetoplastids
  8. kinetoplasts
  9. kinetoscope
  10. kinetoscopes
  11. kinetoscopic

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