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haptophyte

haptophyte noun: a kind of unicellular marine phytoplankton, typically covered in tiny scales or plates composed of carbohydrates and calcium deposits.

Noun

haptophyte (plural haptophytes)

  1. A kind of unicellular marine phytoplankton, typically covered in tiny scales or plates composed of carbohydrates and calcium deposits

haptophyte meaning in Persian

haptophyte in Persian

certain eukaryotes
بندگیاه bandgiyâh

Forms of haptophyte

pluralhaptophytes

Origin of haptophyte

Borrowed from translingual Haptophyta. By surface analysis, hapto- (“binding”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Words formed from haptophyte

Questions about haptophyte

What does haptophyte mean?
Haptophyte means a kind of unicellular marine phytoplankton, typically covered in tiny scales or plates composed of carbohydrates and calcium deposits.
What is haptophyte in Persian?
Haptophyte in Persian is بندگیاه (bandgiyâh). See Haptophyte meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is haptophyte?
Haptophyte is a noun.
What is the plural of haptophyte?
The plural of haptophyte is haptophytes.

Words near haptophyte in the dictionary

  1. haptophore
  2. haptophores
  3. haptophycean
  4. haptophyceans
  5. haptophyta
  6. haptophyte
  7. haptophytes
  8. haptophytic
  9. haptor
  10. haptoral
  11. haptors

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