-ˌmänəˈdīnə, -dēnə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Protomonad-, Protomonas, genus of flagellates (from prot- + -monad-, -monas ) + -ina
: an order comprising small plastic flagellates (subclass Zoomastigina) with one or two flagella and including many colonial or solitary and naked or loricate free-living freshwater forms as well as numerous species (family Trypanosomatidae) of medical or veterinary importance — compare leishmania , trypanosoma