| 单词 | periphyton |
| 释义 | periphyton[ puh-rif-i-ton ] / pəˈrɪf ɪˌtɒn / noun Ecology.the community of tiny organisms, as protozoans, hydras, insect larvae, and snails, that lives on the surfaces of rooted aquatic plants. Origin of periphyton1940–45; probably peri- + Greek phŷton plant, -phyte, on the model of plankton OTHER WORDS FROM periphytonper·i·phyt·ic [per-uh-fit-ik], /ˌpɛr əˈfɪt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby periphytonperipheric, periphery, periphlebitis, periphrasis, periphrastic, periphyton, periplasm, periporitis, periproct, periproctitis, periprostatitis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for periphytonperiphyton / (pəˈrɪfɪˌtɒn) / nounaquatic organisms, such as certain algae, that live attached to rocks or other surfaces Word Origin for periphytonC20: from Greek, from peri- + phutos, from phuein to grow Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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