Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun 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 The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or having the characters of the Dinoflagellata; cilioflagellate, in the usual sense of that word.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a member of the Dinoflagellata, chiefly marine protozoa having two flagella. The dinoflagellates form a chief constituent of plankton.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of many
marine protozoa , of the phylumDinoflagellata , that have twoflagella
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun chiefly marine protozoa having two flagella; a chief constituent of plankton
Etymologies
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Examples
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The red tide in San Diego this fall was caused by a bloom of billions of a microscopic organism called a dinoflagellate, said Peter J. S. Franks, a professor at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography there.
NYT > Home Page By C. CLAIBORNE RAY 2011
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The researchers studied the behavior of the algal cell Karlodinium veneficum, known as a dinoflagellate and found in estuaries worldwide.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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The researchers studied the behavior of the algal cell Karlodinium veneficum, known as a dinoflagellate and found in estuaries worldwide.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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The researchers studied the behavior of the algal cell Karlodinium veneficum, known as a dinoflagellate and found in estuaries worldwide.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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The researchers studied the behavior of the algal cell Karlodinium veneficum, known as a dinoflagellate and found in estuaries worldwide.
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Karlodinium veneficum, known as a dinoflagellate and found in estuaries worldwide.
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The researchers studied the behavior of the algal cell Karlodinium veneficum, known as a dinoflagellate and found in estuaries worldwide.
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Ciguatera poisoning from fish is caused by a neurotoxin (ciguatoxin) present in the dinoflagellate, Gambierdiscus toxicus. 13 The toxin is passed through the food chain and becomes concentrated in larger fish (greater thanthree kilograms) such as the kingfish and the sturgeon.
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I also performed research on dinoflagellate luciferin and luminous scale worms.
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It isnt my fault it went over your head because you are too stupid to know what a dinoflagellate is
chained_bear commented on the word dinoflagellate
Seen here, part of a theory that dinoflagellates caused the Biblical plague of Egypt in which the Nile ran red.
April 13, 2009