haptophyte
Meanings
noun
- A kind of unicellular marine phytoplankton, typically covered in tiny scales or plates composed of carbohydrates and calcium deposits
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Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Haptophyta. By surface analysis, hapto- (“binding”) + -phyte (“plant”).
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