choanoflagellate

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of a group of flagellate protozoa, of the class Choanoflagellatea, thought to be the closest unicellular ancestors of animals.
    — Choanoflagellates are plankton: tiny protozoans that feed on even tinier bacteria.

词形变化

choanoflagellates plural

词源

Etymology tree
English choano-
Latin flagellō
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Italic *-tos
Latin -tus
Latin flagellātuslbor.
English flagellate
English choanoflagellate
From choano- + flagellate.
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