haptophyte en · NOUN
Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Haptophyta. By surface analysis, hapto- (“binding”) + -phyte (“plant”).
Meanings
- A kind of unicellular marine phytoplankton, typically covered in tiny scales or plates composed of carbohydrates and calcium deposits
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| haptophytes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
phytoplankton · dimethyl sulfide · coccolith · hydrophyte
Translations (16)
eu haptofito (certain eukaryotes) · fa بندگیاه (certain eukaryotes) · uk гаптофі́т (certain eukaryotes) · gl haptófita (certain eukaryotes) · fr haptophyte (certain eukaryotes) · sv fästalg (certain eukaryotes) · el απτόφυτο (certain eukaryotes) · de Haptophyt (certain eukaryotes) · fi tarttumalevä (certain eukaryotes) · pl haptofit (certain eukaryotes) · el απτοφύκος (certain eukaryotes) · ca haptòfit (certain eukaryotes) · cs haptofyt (certain eukaryotes) · es haptofita (certain eukaryotes) · ru гаптофи́т (certain eukaryotes) · ja ハプト藻 (certain eukaryotes)