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choanoflagellate

choanoflagellate

9.9
A single-celled water organism with a collar of tiny moving hairs used to catch food and closely related to animals
  • noun
  • /koʊˌænəˈflædʒəˌleɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : coanoflagelado
  • Many scientists study choanoflagellates to understand evolution.
  • single-celled choanoflagellate

Examples

  • The choanoflagellate is a fascinating organism.

  • Research shows that choanoflagellates are single-celled organisms essential for understanding animal evolution.

  • Scientists believe that choanoflagellates are the closest living relatives of animals.

  • A choanoflagellate uses its collar of flagella to capture food particles from the water.

  • The study of choanoflagellates helps researchers understand the evolution of multicellular life.

  • Scientists believe that choanoflagellates are the closest living relatives of animals.

  • The unique structure of a choanoflagellate includes a collar that helps it capture food from the water.

Synonyms

flagellate
vschoanoflagellate
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A tiny living thing made of one cell that moves with whip-like tails

has a collar around the flagella and is closely related to animals
flagellate protozoan
vschoanoflagellate
  • Specialized
9.2

A single-cell creature that moves with tail-like parts and can cause disease in people

has a collar around the flagella and is closely related to animals

Surface Forms

choanoflagellate singular
choanoflagellates plural

Morphology

choanoflagellate = flagellate (opaque) = choano + flagellate

The combining form 'choano-' is a specialized scientific element not a standalone English word, and the full compound is technical, so meaning is not inferable to an average B1 learner from its parts.

Etymology

Choanoflagellate comes from Greek parts choano- meaning 'funnel' or 'collar' and flagellum meaning 'whip'. A choanoflagellate is a single-celled creature with a collar and a whip-like tail for catching food, so the name describes its shape and how it feeds.