First Known Use: 1889
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dinoflagellate
noun di·no·fla·gel·late \ˌdī-nō-ˈfla-jə-lət, -ˌlāt; -flə-ˈje-lət\
Definition of DINOFLAGELLATE
: 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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Origin of DINOFLAGELLATE
ultimately from Greek dinos rotation, eddy + New Latin flagellum
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dinoflagellate
noun di·no·fla·gel·late \ˌdī-nō-ˈflaj-ə-lət, -ˌlāt, -flə-ˈjel-ət\
Medical Definition of DINOFLAGELLATE
: any of the order Dinoflagellata of phytoflagellates
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