DINOFLAGELLATE


Meaning of DINOFLAGELLATE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ d ī -n ō - ' fla-j ə -l ə t, - ˌ l ā t; -fl ə - ' je-l ə t

Function: noun

Etymology: ultimately from Greek dinos rotation, eddy + New Latin flagellum

Date: 1889

: any of an order (Dinoflagellata) of chiefly marine planktonic usually solitary unicellular phytoflagellates that include luminescent forms, forms important in marine food chains, and forms causing red tide

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