Where does “Zooxanthella” come from?
Zooxanthella (English) comes from Ancient Greek ζῷον, from Proto-Hellenic ďṓyyon, from Proto-Hellenic gʷyōwyon, from Proto-Indo-European gʷyeh₃w-y-om, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.
Zooxanthella (English): Any of the yellow pigmentary particles, or minute corpuscles of yellow coloring matter, found in certain radiolarians
Definitions
- Any of the yellow pigmentary particles, or minute corpuscles of yellow coloring matter, found in certain radiolarians