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🦠 A tiny organism 🔬 Related to choanoflagellates
choanoflagellate

choanoflagellate

9.9
Relating to single-celled water organisms with a collar of tiny moving hairs
  • adjective
  • /koʊˌænəˈflædʒəˌleɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : coanoflagelado
  • A choanoflagellate cell uses its collar of flagella to capture food particles from the water.

Examples

  • The choanoflagellate structure is important for understanding the evolution of multicellular animals.

  • Researchers observed choanoflagellate colonies under the microscope to study their feeding behavior.

  • The choanoflagellate structure is fascinating.

  • Are you studying choanoflagellate biology?

  • The researchers found that the morphological features of the choanoflagellate are key to understanding its ecological role in aquatic environments.

  • In their recent publication, scientists detailed the unique motility patterns exhibited by choanoflagellate species.

  • Observations of the choanoflagellate have revealed how its flagella assist in feeding and locomotion.

Surface Forms

choanoflagellate positive

Morphology

choanoflagellate = flagellate (opaque) = choano + flagellate

This is a technical biological term formed with the combining form 'choano-', which most learners will not know, so the meaning is not readily inferable from the base word alone.

Etymology

Choanoflagellate as an adjective is built from choano- 'funnel' or 'collar' and flagellum 'whip'. It describes something that has the collar and whip-like tail of these tiny cells, so it means 'relating to choanoflagellates'.