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zooxanthellate

zooxanthellate adjective: of or pertaining to the zooxanthellae.

Adjective

zooxanthellate (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the zooxanthellae.
  2. Having symbiotic zooxanthellae.

Noun

zooxanthellate (plural zooxanthellates)

  1. A coral that has symbiotic zooxanthellae.

Antonyms of zooxanthellate

Forms of zooxanthellate

pluralzooxanthellates

Origin of zooxanthellate

From zooxanthella + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

From the substantivation of the above adjective. Equivalent to zooxanthella + -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Words formed from zooxanthellate

Questions about zooxanthellate

What does zooxanthellate mean?
Zooxanthellate means of or pertaining to the zooxanthellae.
What part of speech is zooxanthellate?
Zooxanthellate can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near zooxanthellate in the dictionary

  1. zooxanthellae
  2. zooxanthellal
  3. zooxanthellan
  4. zooxanthellans
  5. zooxanthellar
  6. zooxanthellate
  7. zooxanthellated
  8. zooxanthellates
  9. zooxanthin
  10. zooxanthine
  11. zoozoo

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