Word: zooxanthellate
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: zoo
xan
the
llate
Definition: Of or pertaining to the zooxanthellae; a colloquial term for single-celled dinoflagellates that are able to live in symbiosis with diverse marine invertebrates including demosponges, corals, jellyfish, and nudibranchs
Morphemes:
Affix: zooxanthella
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of various typically yellow-brown dinoflagellates (originally grouped as genus Zooxanthella) now assigned to the genera Symbiodinium and Amphidinium, notably found in coral reefs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ζῷον
Language: grc
Decoded: zoon
Meaning: animal
Affix: ξανθός
Language: grc
Decoded: xanthos
Meaning: yellow
Affix: -ella
Language: en
Decoded: -ella
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A suffix used to form taxonomic names, of genera of bacteria.
Affix: -ate
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: characterized by the specified thing