microalga

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microalga

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From micro- (“small”) + alga.

noun microalgae

Any of many microscopic photosynthetic protists, often living as single cells and floating as plankton.
Similar: phytoplankton

Opposite: macroalga

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noun

Opposite: macroalga

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noun microscopic photosynthetic protists

Español	microalga
Français	micro-algue, micro-algues
Italiano	microalga

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@misc{microalga_2026,
  title = {microalga},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/microalga},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}