ZOOXANTHELLA


Meaning of ZOOXANTHELLA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌzō-ə-zan-ˈthe-lə ]

noun

( plural zo·o·xan·thel·lae -(ˌ)lē)

Etymology: New Latin, from zo- + xanth- + -ella (diminutive suffix)

Date: circa 1891

: any of various symbiotic dinoflagellates that live within the cells of other organisms (as reef-building coral polyps)

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