Cryptomonadidae
plural noun
Cryp·to·mo·nad·i·dae
\-nadəˌdē\
Definition of Cryptomonadidae
: a large family (order Cryptomonadina) of chiefly freshwater and holophytic plantlike flagellates with the anterior end truncate and two anterior flagella — see chilomonas
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Origin and Etymology of cryptomonadidae
New Latin, from Cryptomonad-, Cryptomonas, type genus + -idae
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