herpetomonas

her·pe·tom·o·nas

noun \ˌhər-pə-ˈtäm-ə-nəs, -ˌnas\

Definition of HERPETOMONAS

1

capitalized : a genus of flagellates of the family Trypanosomatidae morphologically similar to the genus Trypanosoma but exclusively parasites of the gut of insects

2

: any flagellate of the genus Herpetomonas; also : any member of the family Trypanosomatidae that appears to have two flagella due to precocious duplication of the locomotor apparatus