tripanossoma
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾi.paˈsõ.mɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾi.paˈso.ma/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /tɾi.pɐˈso.mɐ/
- Hyphenation: tri‧pa‧nos‧so‧ma
Noun
tripanossoma m (plural tripanossomas)
- (zoology) trypanosome (any of a group of protozoan parasites transmitted by biting insects)
Further reading
- “tripanossoma”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “tripanossoma”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026