dinoflagellate
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dinoflagellate
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Borrowed from translingual Dinoflagellata (phylum name), equivalent to dino- + flagellate.
noun dinoflagellates · dinoflagelate
- Any of many marine protozoa of the phylum Dinoflagellata, which have two flagella. 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.
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noun any of many marine protozoa of the phylum Dinoflagellata
| Español | dinoflagelado |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 渦鞭毛藻 uzubenmōmo |
| Português | dinoflagelado |
| Italiano | dinoflagellata |
| Ελληνικά | δινοφύκος dinofýkos, δινομαστιγωτά dinomastigotá |
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