Leishmania

n. parasitic flagellated protozoan which causes diseases in animals and humans

Leishmania is a genus of trypanosome protozoa, and is the parasite responsible for the disease leishmaniasis. It is spread through sandflies of the genus Phlebotomus in the Old World, and of the genus Lutzomyia in the New World. Their primary hosts are vertebrates; Leishmania commonly infects hyraxes, canids, rodents, and humans. Leishmania currently affects 12 million people in 88 countries.
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Noun
1. flagellate protozoan that causes leishmaniasis
(synonym) genus Leishmania
(hypernym) flagellate, flagellate protozoan, flagellated protozoan, mastigophoran, mastigophore

n. leishmania, parasitic flagellated protozoan which causes diseases in animals and humans

A group of parasites causing considerable human disease (leishmaniasis).