microalga
English
Etymology
micro- (“small”) + alga
Noun
microalga (plural microalgae)
- Any of many microscopic photosynthetic protists, often living as single cells and floating as plankton.
Synonyms
- phytoplankton
Antonyms
- macroalga
Derived terms
- microalgal
Translations
microscopic photosynthetic protists
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Anagrams
- macroglia
Italian
Etymology
From micro- + alga.
Noun
microalga f (plural microalghe)
- microalga
Spanish
Etymology
micro- + alga
Noun
microalga f (plural microalgas)
- microalga
Further reading
- “microalga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014