English Explanatory Dictionary

choanoflagellate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a group of flagellate protozoa, of the class Choanoflagellatea, thought to be the closest unicellular ancestors of animals.

Word forms

choanoflagellate choanoflagellates

Etymology

From choano- + flagellate.

Synonyms

craspedophyte
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