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nectomonad

nectomonad noun: a free-swimming form of some promastigote flagellates.

Noun

nectomonad (plural nectomonads)

  1. A free-swimming form of some promastigote flagellates

Forms of nectomonad

pluralnectomonads

Origin of nectomonad

From necto- (“swimming”) + monad.

Questions about nectomonad

What does nectomonad mean?
Nectomonad means a free-swimming form of some promastigote flagellates.
What part of speech is nectomonad?
Nectomonad is a noun.
What is the plural of nectomonad?
The plural of nectomonad is nectomonads.

Words near nectomonad in the dictionary

  1. nectocalyces
  2. nectocalycine
  3. nectocalyx
  4. nectochaete
  5. nectochaetes
  6. nectomonad
  7. nectomonads
  8. nectonic
  9. nectonomad
  10. nectophoral
  11. nectophore

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