microalga
English
Etymology
From micro- (“small”) + alga.
Noun
microalga (plural microalgae)
- Any of many microscopic photosynthetic protists, often living as single cells and floating as plankton.
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Translations
microscopic photosynthetic protists
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Italian
Etymology
Noun
microalga f (plural microalghe)
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mikɾoˈalɡa/ [mi.kɾoˈal.ɣ̞a]
- Rhymes: -alɡa
- Syllabification: mi‧cro‧al‧ga
Noun
microalga f (plural microalgas)
Further reading
- “microalga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024