Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thraustochytrid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: thraus-tochytrid
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any protist in the order Thraustochytriales (syn. Thraustochytrida), that produce a network of filaments or tubes, on which the cells move and from which they absorb nutrients.

Example Sentences

"The detritivores thraustochytrids and labyrinthulids have been associated with 22:5ɷ6 and 22:4ɷ6 [34 ]."

Etymology

From the ICZN name, Thraustochytrida.

Inflected Forms

thraustochytrids (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

labyrinthulid

Questions

What does thraustochytrid mean?: Any protist in the order Thraustochytriales (syn. Thraustochytrida), that produce a network of filaments or tubes, on which the cells move and from which they absorb nutrients.
Where does thraustochytrid come from?: From the ICZN name, Thraustochytrida.

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