haptonème
French, noun\ap.tɔ.nɛm\
haptonème is spelled H-A-P-T-O-N-È-M-E (9 letters). Haptonème is a French masculine noun meaning “haptonema” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Appendice filiforme caractéristique des algues haptophytes et qui permettrait l’adhésion à un substrat, le…”.
What does haptonème mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehaptonema
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Appendice filiforme caractéristique des algues haptophytes et qui permettrait l’adhésion à un substrat, le déplacement de particules voire la capture de proies.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of haptonème
- haptonèmes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce haptonème?
- \ap.tɔ.nɛm\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.