- cryptomonadidae
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cryptomonadidae
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cryptomonadidae — nadəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Cryptomonad , Cryptomonas, type genus + idae : a large family (order Cryptomonadina) of chiefly freshwater and holophytic plantlike flagellates with the anterior end truncate and… … Useful english dictionary
chilomonas — kīˈlämənəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from chil + monas : genus of small colorless freshwater plantlike flagellates (family Cryptomonadidae) with two anterior flagella and without pyrenoids that have been much used in… … Useful english dictionary
cryptomonadina — ˌmänəˈdīnə, dēnə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Cryptomonad , Cryptomonas + ina : a small order of plantlike flagellates having one or two flagella and usually yellow brown chromatophores see cryptomonadales,… … Useful english dictionary
cryptomonas — kripˈtämənəs, ˌnas noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from crypt + monas : the type genus of Cryptomonadidae comprising small elliptical freshwater protozoans with two chromatophores … Useful english dictionary
