DINOFLAGELLATE


Meaning of DINOFLAGELLATE in English

[di.no.fla.gel.late] n [ultim. fr. Gk dinos rotation, eddy + NL flagellum] (1889): any of an order (Dinoflagellata) of chiefly marine planktonic usu. solitary unicellular phytoflagellates that include luminescent forms, forms important in marine food chains, and forms causing red tide

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