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zooxanthellate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
zoox-an-thel-late
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the zooxanthellae.

adj

Having symbiotic zooxanthellae.

noun

A coral that has symbiotic zooxanthellae.

Etymology

From zooxanthella + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Inflected Forms

zooxanthellates (plural)

Derived Forms

nonzooxanthellate

Antonyms

azooxanthellate

Questions

What does zooxanthellate mean?
Of or pertaining to the zooxanthellae.
Where does zooxanthellate come from?
From zooxanthella + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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