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GENUS TRICHOMONAS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Trichomonas mean? 

GENUS TRICHOMONAS (noun)
  The noun GENUS TRICHOMONAS has 1 sense:

1. flagellates parasitic in alimentary or genitourinary tracts of vertebrates and invertebrates including humansplay

  Familiarity information: GENUS TRICHOMONAS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GENUS TRICHOMONAS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Flagellates parasitic in alimentary or genitourinary tracts of vertebrates and invertebrates including humans

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Trichomonas" is a kind of...):

protoctist genus (any genus of Protoctista)

Meronyms (members of "genus Trichomonas"):

trichomonad (cause of trichomoniasis in women and cattle and birds)

Holonyms ("genus Trichomonas" is a member of...):

order Polymastigina; Polymastigina (small usually parasitic flagellates)


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