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desmidian

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des⋅mid

  [dez-mid]
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–noun
any single-celled freshwater algae of the family Desmidiaceae, characterized by a division of the body into mirror-image halves joined by a bridge containing the nucleus, and having a spiny or bristly exterior: sometimes forming into colonies or branching filaments.
Origin:
1860–65; < NL Desmidium a genus of the family < Gk desm(ós) a band, chain (cf. deîn to fasten) + NL -idium -idium

Related forms:
des⋅mid⋅i⋅an, adjective
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