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zooxanthella
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zo·o·xan·thel·la  (z-zn-thl)
n. pl. zo·o·xan·thel·lae (-thl)
Any of various yellow-green algae that live symbiotically within the cells of other organisms, such as those of certain radiolarians and marine invertebrates.
[New Latin : zoo- + xanth(o)- + -ella, diminutive suff.]
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