Dinoflagellate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dinoflagellate is a noun meaning Any of many marine protozoa of the phylum Dinoflagellata, which have two flagella.
Meaning
Any of many marine protozoa of the phylum Dinoflagellata, which have two flagella.
Example Sentences
Noctiluna scintillans, a tiny marine dinoflagellate, glows in the dark thanks to thousands of bioluminescent spherical organelles in its cytoplasm; gathered in millions, it can illuminate the whole sea at night.
Word Forms
- dinoflagellates
- dinoflagelate
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include thecate, dinoflagelate, dinokont, dinophysoid, dinophycean, nanodinoflagellate.
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