Definition of Chilomonas
:genus of small colorless freshwater plantlike flagellates (family Cryptomonadidae) with two anterior flagella and without pyrenoids that have been much used in biological research
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Chilomonas
noun
Chi·lom·o·nas
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kīˈlämənəs
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Origin and Etymology of chilomonas
New Latin, from chil- + -monas
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