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phytoflagellate

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[fahy-tuh-flaj-uh-lit, -layt] / ˌfaɪ təˈflædʒ ə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /

noun

  1. any microscopic flagellate that is photosynthetic.


Etymology

Origin of phytoflagellate

First recorded in 1930–35; phyto- + flagellate


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