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zoochlorella

[ zoh-uh-kluh-rel-uh ]

noun

, plural zo·o·chlo·rel·lae [zoh-, uh, -kl, uh, -, rel, -ee], zo·o·chlo·rel·las.
  1. any of various symbiotic green algae in the cytoplasm of certain freshwater invertebrates, as stentors and hydras.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of zoochlorella1

First recorded in 1880–85; zoo- ( def ) + chlorella ( def )

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