zooxanthella
pronunciation
How to pronounce zooxanthella in British English:
UK [zəʊəzæn'θelə]
How to pronounce zooxanthella in American English:
US [ˌzoʊrzæn'θelə]
Word Origin
- zooxanthella (n.)
- plural zooxanthellae, yellow pigmentary particles found in nature, 1889, from German (Brandt, 1881), from comb. form of Greek zoion "animal" (see zoo-) + xantho- "yellow" (see xantho-) + Latin suffix -ella.