Pleurosigma

noun

Pleu·​ro·​sig·​ma

ˌplu̇rəˈsigmə

: a genus of diatoms of the family Naviculaceae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from pleur- + Greek sigma; from the shape of the diatoms

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