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oxymonad

oxymonad noun: any of a group of flagellated protozoa found exclusively in the intestines of termites and other wood-eating insects.

Noun

oxymonad (plural oxymonads)

  1. Any of a group of flagellated protozoa found exclusively in the intestines of termites and other wood-eating insects.

Forms of oxymonad

pluraloxymonads

Questions about oxymonad

What does oxymonad mean?
Oxymonad means any of a group of flagellated protozoa found exclusively in the intestines of termites and other wood-eating insects.
What part of speech is oxymonad?
Oxymonad is a noun.
What is the plural of oxymonad?
The plural of oxymonad is oxymonads.

Words near oxymonad in the dictionary

  1. oxymethazoline
  2. oxymetholone
  3. oxymethylene
  4. oxymetric
  5. oxymetry
  6. oxymonad
  7. oxymonads
  8. oxymora
  9. oxymoron
  10. oxymoronic
  11. oxymoronically

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