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zoochlorella

[ zoh-uh-kluh-rel-uh ]
/ ˌzoʊ ə kləˈrɛl ə /
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noun, plural zo·o·chlo·rel·lae [zoh-uh-kluh-rel-ee], /ˌzoʊ ə kləˈrɛl i/, zo·o·chlo·rel·las.
any of various symbiotic green algae in the cytoplasm of certain freshwater invertebrates, as stentors and hydras.
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Origin of zoochlorella

First recorded in 1880–85; zoo- + chlorella

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