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chrysomonad

American  
[kri-som-uh-nad] / krɪˈsɒm əˌnæd /

noun

Biology.

  1. any golden-yellow to brown freshwater algae of the class Chrysomonadales (phylum Chrysophyta), living singly or in colonies; blooms may color the water brown.

Etymology

Origin of chrysomonad

< New Latin Chrysomonad-, stem of Chrysomonas a genus name, equivalent to Latin chrȳso- chryso- + Greek monás unit; monad

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