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di·no·flag·el·late D0232800 (dī′nō-flăj′ə-lĭt, -lāt′, -flə-jĕl′ĭt)n. Any of numerous minute, chiefly marine protists of the phylum Dinoflagellata, characteristically having two flagella and a cellulose covering and forming one of the chief constituents of plankton. They include bioluminescent species, photosynthetic species, and species that produce red tide.
[From New Latin Dīnoflagellāta, class name : Greek dīnos, whirling (from dīnein, to whirl) + Latin flagellum, flagellum; see flagellum.]dinoflagellate (ˌdaɪnəʊˈflædʒɪlɪt; -ˌleɪt) n (Biology) any of a group of unicellular biflagellate aquatic organisms forming a constituent of plankton: now usually classified as a phylum of protoctists (Dinoflagellata)adj (Biology) of or relating to dinoflagellates[C19: from New Latin Dinoflagellata, from Greek dinos whirling + flagellum + -ate1]din•o•flag•el•late (ˌdɪn əˈflædʒ əˌleɪt)
n. any protozoan of the phylum Pyrrophyta (or class Dinoflagellata), usu. having one flagellum extending from the center of the body and another wrapped around it: often luminous in marine plankton. [< New Latin Dinoflagellata (1887) < Greek dîno(s) whirling, rotation + New Latin flagellata (neuter pl.); see flagellate] di·no·flag·el·late (dī′nō-flăj′ə-lĭt) Any of numerous protozoans found mostly in the ocean, usually having two flagella and an outer covering of cellulose. Dinoflagellates are one of the main components of plankton.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | dinoflagellate - chiefly marine protozoa having two flagella; a chief constituent of planktonflagellate, flagellate protozoan, flagellated protozoan, mastigophoran, mastigophore - a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animalsCilioflagellata, Dinoflagellata, order Cilioflagellata, order Dinoflagellata - in some classifications considered a phylum of the kingdom Protista; in others included in the plant phylum Pyrrophytanoctiluca, Noctiluca miliaris - large bioluminescent marine protozoanperidinian - flagellate with a thick test composed of plates |
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di·no·flag·el·late (dī'nō-flaj'ĕ-lāt), A plantlike flagellate of the subclass Phytomastigophorea, some species of which (for example, Karenia brevis) produce a potent neurotoxin that may cause severe food intoxication following ingestion of parasitized shellfish. [G. dinos, whirling, + L. flagellum, a whip] dinoflagellate (dī′nō-flăj′ə-lĭt, -lāt′, -flə-jĕl′ĭt)n. Any of numerous minute, chiefly marine protists of the phylum Dinoflagellata, characteristically having two flagella and a cellulose covering and forming one of the chief constituents of plankton. They include bioluminescent species, photosynthetic species, and species that produce red tide.dinoflagellate any of a group of unicellular biflagellate aquatic organisms forming a constitutent of plankton now normally placed in the division Pyrrhophyta. They can be regarded as an order of protozoans (Dinoflagellata) or a class of algae (Dinophyceae).dinoflagellateenUK
Related to dinoflagellate: Fucus vesiculosus, Dinophyceae, EuglenoidsWords related to dinoflagellatenoun chiefly marine protozoa having two flagellaRelated Words- flagellate
- flagellate protozoan
- flagellated protozoan
- mastigophoran
- mastigophore
- Cilioflagellata
- Dinoflagellata
- order Cilioflagellata
- order Dinoflagellata
- noctiluca
- Noctiluca miliaris
- peridinian
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