Definition of trypanosomes:
(n) :
Any of a group of protozoan parasites which are transmitted by biting insects and infect the blood of humans and other vertebrates; order Trypanosomatida in class Kinetoplastea
(n) :
Trypanosoma, a genus within Trypanosomatida whose members are often referred to as trypanosomes
(n) :
Trypanosoma brucei, a major human pathogen that causes sleeping sickness.
(n) :
Trypanosoma cruzi, a major human pathogen that causes Chagas disease.
(n) :
Trypomastigotes, a morphological class of trypanosomatids with a flagellum laterally attached to the cell body.