zooxanthella

[,zoəkzæn'θɛlɚ]
  • n. 动物黄藻;虫黄藻
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zooxanthella (n.)
plural zooxanthellae, yellow pigmentary particles found in nature, 1889, from German (Brandt, 1881), from comb. form of Greek zoion "animal" (see zoo-) + xantho- "yellow" (see xantho-) + Latin suffix -ella.