cercomonad Zool.
(sɜːkəʊˈmɒnəd)
[ad. mod.L. cercomonas, f. Gr. κέρκος tail + µονάς: see monad.]
An infusorial entozoon of the genus Cercomonas.
| 1861 Hulme tr. Moquin-Tandon ii. vii. 407 The Cercomonads are extremely active. |
cercomonad Zool.
(sɜːkəʊˈmɒnəd)
[ad. mod.L. cercomonas, f. Gr. κέρκος tail + µονάς: see monad.]
An infusorial entozoon of the genus Cercomonas.
| 1861 Hulme tr. Moquin-Tandon ii. vii. 407 The Cercomonads are extremely active. |
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