haptophyte

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noun

A kind of unicellular marine phytoplankton, typically covered in tiny scales or plates composed of carbohydrates and calcium deposits

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Meanings

nounhaptophyte (plural haptophytes)

plural haptophytes

  1. biologyA kind of unicellular marine phytoplankton, typically covered in tiny scales or plates composed of carbohydrates and calcium deposits

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
haptomonadhaptophycean

Origin

  1. translingualHaptophyta
  2. Englishhaptophyte

Borrowed from translingual Haptophyta. By surface analysis, hapto- (“binding”) + -phyte (“plant”).

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Translations

Basque haptofito
  • haptofitocertain eukaryotes
Catalan haptòfit
  • haptòfitcertain eukaryotes
Czech haptofyt
  • haptofytcertain eukaryotes
Finnish tarttumalevä
  • tarttumaleväcertain eukaryotes
French haptophyte
  • haptophytecertain eukaryotes
German Haptophyt
  • Haptophytcertain eukaryotes
Greek απτόφυτο, απτοφύκος
  • απτόφυτο (aptófyto)certain eukaryotes
  • απτοφύκος (aptofýkos)certain eukaryotes
Japanese ハプト藻
  • ハプト藻 (haputomo)certain eukaryotes
Persian بندگیاه
  • بندگیاه (bandgiyâh)certain eukaryotes
Polish haptofit
  • haptofitcertain eukaryotes
Russian гаптофи́т
  • гаптофи́т (gaptofít)certain eukaryotes
Spanish haptofita
  • haptofitacertain eukaryotes
Swedish fästalg
  • fästalgcertain eukaryotes
Ukrainian гаптофі́т
  • гаптофі́т (haptofít)certain eukaryotes
Cite this entry
APA

haptophyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haptophyte

MLA

“haptophyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haptophyte. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “haptophyte,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haptophyte.

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