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zooxanthellan

zooxanthellan noun: any of a group of dinoflagellates of the zooxanthellae, represented by genus Symbiodinium and its allies, symbionts involved in coral.

zooxanthellan: any of a group of dinoflagellates of the zooxanthellae, represented by genus Symbiodinium and its...
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Noun

zooxanthellan (plural zooxanthellans)

  1. Any of a group of dinoflagellates of the zooxanthellae, represented by genus Symbiodinium and its allies, symbionts involved in coral.

Forms of zooxanthellan

pluralzooxanthellans

Origin of zooxanthellan

From zooxanthella + -an.

Questions about zooxanthellan

What does zooxanthellan mean?
Zooxanthellan means any of a group of dinoflagellates of the zooxanthellae, represented by genus Symbiodinium and its allies, symbionts involved in coral.
What part of speech is zooxanthellan?
Zooxanthellan is a noun.
What is the plural of zooxanthellan?
The plural of zooxanthellan is zooxanthellans.

Words near zooxanthellan in the dictionary

  1. zooxantellate
  2. zooxanthelate
  3. zooxanthella
  4. zooxanthellae
  5. zooxanthellal
  6. zooxanthellan
  7. zooxanthellans
  8. zooxanthellar
  9. zooxanthellate
  10. zooxanthellated
  11. zooxanthellates

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