microalga
nounEtymology From micro- (“small”) + alga.
1
Any of many microscopic photosynthetic protists, often living as single cells and floating as plankton.
- Synonyms
- phytoplankton
- Antonyms
- macroalga
- Derived terms
- microalgal
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