colaciales

colaciales
\\kəˌlāsēˈā(ˌ)lēz\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Colacium (from Greek kolak-, kolax parasite, flatterer + New Latin -ium) + -ales; perhaps akin to Greek kēlein to beguile — more at calumny
: an order of algae (class Euglenophyceae) comprising those forms that have immobile cells with an encapsulating wall and that develop amorphous or dendroid colonies with sometimes temporary naked flagellate stages, the members of some of its genera (as Colacium) occurring on rotifers, copepods, and other minute aquatic animals

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  • colaciales — co·la·ci·a·les …   English syllables

  • euglenales — ā(ˌ)lēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Euglena + ales : an order of algae (class Euglenophyceae) comprising forms in which the motile flagellate is the dominant phase in the life cycle compare colaciales …   Useful english dictionary

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