English word silicoflagellate comes from English silico- ((chemistry) silicon.), English flagellate

Detailed word origin of silicoflagellate

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
silico-	English (eng)	(chemistry) silicon.
flagellate	English (eng)	(biology) Any organism that has flagella. (transitive) To whip or scourge. (biology) Having flagella.. Resembling a whip.
silicoflagellate	English (eng)	Any of many unicellular heterokont marine algae, of the order Dictyochales, that have a silica skeleton.

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