choanoflagellate

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Definitions of choanoflagellate word

noun choanoflagellate any flagellate of the genera Monosiga and Proterospongia, having a protoplasmic collar encircling the base of the flagellum. 1
noun choanoflagellate (biology) Any of a group of flagellate protozoa, of the class Choanoflagellatea, thought to be the closest unicellular ancestors of animals. 1

before 1895

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1895-1900; < New Latin Choanoflagellata name of the order. See choanocyte, flagellata

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