释义 |
her·pe·tom·o·nas \-nəs, -ˌnas\ noun Etymology: New Latin, from herpet- + -monas 1. capitalized : a genus of flagellates of the family Trypanosomatidae that are parasites of the gut of insects 2. -es : any flagellate of the genus Herpetomonas; also : any member of the Trypanosomatidae that appears to have two flagella due to precocious duplication of the locomotor apparatus |