Zooxanthella Definition
zōə-zăn-thĕlə
zooxanthellae
noun
Any of various yellow-brown photosynthetic dinoflagellates that live symbiotically within the cells of other organisms, especially certain corals and other marine invertebrates.
American Heritage Medicine
(dated) Any golden-brown planktonic endosymbiont.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Zooxanthella
Noun
Singular:
zooxanthella
Plural:
zooxanthellaeOrigin of Zooxanthella
From Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōon, “animal") + ξανθός (ksanthos, “yellow")
From Wiktionary
New Latin zoo– xanth(o)– -ella diminutive suff
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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