Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

zooxanthella

Syllabification: (zo·o·xan·thel·la)
Pronunciation: /ˌzōəzanˈTHelə/

Definition of zooxanthella

noun (plural zooxanthellae /-ˈTHelē/)

Biology
  • a yellowish-brown symbiotic dinoflagellate present in large numbers in the cytoplasm of many marine invertebrates.

Derivatives

zooxanthellate

Pronunciation: /-ˈTHelˌāt/

adjective

Origin:

late 19th century: modern Latin, from zoo- 'of animals' + Greek xanthos 'yellow' + the diminutive suffix -ella

zooxanthella in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of zooxanthella in the British & World English dictionary

Nearby words

  |  Cite

More words in this category

Word of the day

offing

/ ˈɒfɪŋ /
noun
the more distant part of the sea in view …