diatom

Significat (Anglès)

Any of a group of minute unicellular algae having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, now categorized as class Diatomophyceae or division Bacillariophyta.

Conceptes

diatomea

Sinònims

hidden

latent

masked

Bacillariophyceae

Traduccions

diatomée

Kieselalge

diatomáceas

diatomea

diatomique

Bacillariophyta

الدياتوم - كائن بحريّ أحاديّ الخليّة

diatomee

Bacillariophyceae

diatomee

kiezelwier

diatomácea

bacillariophyta

Kieselalgen

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈdaɪ.ə.təm/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From (deprecated) genus name Diatoma, from Ancient Greek διάτομος (diátomos, “cut through, cut in half”).