zooxanthellae

zooxanthellae
zooxanthellae (n.) 1889, from German (Brandt, 1881), from comb. form of Gk. zoion "animal" (see ZOO (Cf. zoo)) + xantho- (see XANTHOUS (Cf. xanthous)) + Latin suffix -ella.

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