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phytoflagellate

American

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

noun

any microscopic flagellate that is photosynthetic.

Etymology

Origin of phytoflagellate

First recorded in 1930–35; phyto- + flagellate

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