n.
Pronunciation: ˌ tri-k ə - ' m ō - ˌ nad, -n ə d
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin Trichomonad-, Trichomonas, from trich- + Late Latin monad-, monas monad
Date: 1861
: any of a genus ( Trichomonas ) of flagellated protozoans parasitic in many animals
– trichomonad or tricho · mo · nal \ - ' m ō -n ə l \ adjective