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zooxanthella

zo·o·xan·thel·la
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [zoh-uh-zan-thel-uh]
    • /ˌzoʊ ə zænˈθɛl ə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [zoh-uh-zan-thel-uh]
    • /ˌzoʊ ə zænˈθɛl ə/

Definitions of zooxanthella word

  • noun plural zooxanthella any of various symbiotic yellow-green or yellow–brown algae in the cytoplasm of certain radiolarians and marine invertebrates. 1
  • noun zooxanthella A yellowish-brown symbiotic dinoflagellate present in large numbers in the cytoplasm of many marine invertebrates. 1
  • noun zooxanthella any of several yellow-green algae that inhabit other organisms such as marine invertebrates 0
  • noun zooxanthella An animal of the genus Symbiodinium, a yellow dinoflagellate, notably found in coral reefs. 0
  • noun zooxanthella (dated) Any golden-brown planktonic endosymbiont. 0
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Parts of speech for Zooxanthella

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zooxanthella popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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