n pl :  an order of flagellate protozoans of the subphylum Mastigophora that have a kinetoplast and typically one or two flagella - compare BODO LEISHMANIA TRYPANOSOMA  .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  ki·neto·plas·tid 
 
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