Medical Dictionary

gonyaulax

noun go·ny·au·lax \ˌgō-nē-ˈ-ˌlaks\

Medical Definition of GONYAULAX

1
capitalized :  a large genus of phosphorescent marine dinoflagellates that when unusually abundant cause red tide
2
:  any dinoflagellate of the genus Gonyaulax

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