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cryptomonad

/kɹɪptoʊˈmoʊnæd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cryp-tomon-ad
IPA
/kɹɪptoʊˈmoʊnæd/
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A flagellate of the order Cryptomonadales; most have chloroplasts.

Etymology

From the type genus, Cryptomonas.

Inflected Forms

cryptomonads (plural)

Synonyms

cryptophyte

Questions

How do you pronounce cryptomonad?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɹɪptoʊˈmoʊnæd/.
What does cryptomonad mean?
A flagellate of the order Cryptomonadales; most have chloroplasts.
Where does cryptomonad come from?
From the type genus, Cryptomonas.

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