Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various flagellate protozoans of the order Trichomonadida, including several of the genus Trichomonas that occur as parasites in the digestive and urogenital tracts of vertebrates.
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- noun Any of many
flagellate protozoans , of the genusTrichomonas , most of which areparasitic
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- noun cause of trichomoniasis in women and cattle and birds
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin Trichomonas, genus name : tricho– + Late Latin monas, monad-, unit; see monad.]
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Examples
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He said the trichomonad parasite harbouring the disease was probably transmitted via birds 'saliva.
BBC News - Home 2010
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Rational Review 2009
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The disease is caused by the trichomonad parasite that lives in the upper digestive tract of the bird, and its actions progressively block the bird's throat making it unable to swallow food, thus killing it by starvation.
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