choanoflagellate

[ koh-uh-noh-flaj-uh-leyt ]

nounZoology.
  1. any flagellate of the genera Monosiga and Proterospongia, having a protoplasmic collar encircling the base of the flagellum.

Origin of choanoflagellate

1
1895–1900; <New Latin Choanoflagellata name of the order. See choanocyte, flagellata

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How to use choanoflagellate in a sentence

  • This minute form looked so much like a choanoflagellate that I supposed it to be one until I discovered an empty case (Fig. 8).