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zoochlorellae

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zo⋅o⋅chlo⋅rel⋅la

  [zoh-uh-kluh-rel-uh]
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–noun, plural -rel⋅lae [‑rel-ee] , -rel⋅las.
any of various symbiotic green algae in the cytoplasm of certain freshwater invertebrates, as stentors and hydras.
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zo·o·chlor·el·la   (zō'ə-klə-rěl'ə)   
n.   pl. zo·o·chlor·el·las also zo·o·chlor·el·lae (-klə-rěl'ē)
Any of numerous unicellular green algae that live symbiotically within the cells of other organisms, especially those of many freshwater invertebrates.
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Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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