diatom

Meaning

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

Synonyms

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Bacillariophyceae

Translations

diatomée

Kieselalge

diatomea

diatomáceas

diatomea

الدياتوم - كائن بحريّ أحاديّ الخليّة

bacillariophyta

diatomee

Bacillariophyceae

diatomee

kiezelwier

diatomácea

Bacillariophyta

Kieselalgen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdaɪ.ə.təm/

Etymology

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