Zoochlorella

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Zoochlorella \Zo`o*chlo*rel"la\, n. [NL., dim. from Gr. zw^,on
     an animal + ? green.] (Zool.)
     One of the small green granulelike bodies found in the
     interior of certain stentors, hydras, and other
     invertebrates.
     [1913 Webster]