microalga

English

Etymology

micro- (“small”) +‎ alga

Noun

microalga (plural microalgae)

1. Any of many microscopic photosynthetic protists, often living as single cells and floating as plankton.

Synonyms

• phytoplankton

Antonyms

• macroalga

Derived terms

• microalgal

Translations

microscopic photosynthetic protists

• Italian: microalga f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: mikroalge m

  Nynorsk: mikroalge m

Anagrams

• macroglia

Italian

Etymology

From micro- +‎ alga.

Noun

microalga f (plural microalghe)

1. microalga

Spanish

Etymology

micro- +‎ alga

Noun

microalga f (plural microalgas)

1. microalga

Further reading

• “microalga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014