Choanoflagellidae

plural noun

Cho·​a·​no·​fla·​gel·​li·​dae

-ˌdē

in some especially former classifications

: a family comprising the choanoflagellates

—invalid because it lacks a type

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from choan- + flagellum + -idae

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