choanoflagellate
[koh-uh-noh-flaj-uh-leyt]
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noun Zoology.
any flagellate of the genera Monosiga and Proterospongia, having a protoplasmic collar encircling the base of the flagellum.
Nearby words
- chmn.,
- cho oyu,
- choad,
- choana,
- choanocyte,
- choate,
- choate, joseph hodges,
- choate, rufus,
- choc-ice,
- choc.
Origin of choanoflagellate
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Examples from the Web for choanoflagellate
This minute form looked so much like a choanoflagellate that I supposed it to be one until I discovered an empty case (Fig. 8).
Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole|Gary N. Calkins