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thraustochytrid

thraustochytrid noun: any protist in the order Thraustochytriales (syn. Thraustochytrida), that produce a network of filaments or tubes, on which the cells move and from which they absorb nutrients.

Noun

thraustochytrid (plural thraustochytrids)

  1. Any protist in the order Thraustochytriales (syn. Thraustochytrida), that produce a network of filaments or tubes, on which the cells move and from which they absorb nutrients.
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Forms of thraustochytrid

pluralthraustochytrids

Origin of thraustochytrid

From the ICZN name, Thraustochytrida.

Questions about thraustochytrid

What does thraustochytrid mean?
Thraustochytrid means any protist in the order Thraustochytriales (syn. Thraustochytrida), that produce a network of filaments or tubes, on which the cells move and from which they absorb nutrients.
What part of speech is thraustochytrid?
Thraustochytrid is a noun.
What is the plural of thraustochytrid?
The plural of thraustochytrid is thraustochytrids.

Words near thraustochytrid in the dictionary

  1. thrasonically
  2. Thrasymachan
  3. Thrasymachian
  4. thraupid
  5. thraupids
  6. thraustochytrid
  7. thraustochytrids
  8. thrave
  9. thraved
  10. thraves
  11. thraving

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