ALL meanings of dinoflagellate
din·o·flag·el·late
D d - noun dinoflagellate any of numerous chiefly marine plankton of the phylum Pyrrophyta (or, in some classification schemes, the order Dinoflagellata), usually having two flagella, one in a groove around the body and the other extending from its center. 1
- noun dinoflagellate A single-celled organism with two flagella, occurring in large numbers in marine plankton and also found in fresh water. Some produce toxins that can accumulate in shellfish, resulting in poisoning when eaten. 1
- noun dinoflagellate Any of many marine protozoa, of the phylum Dinoflagellata, that have two flagella. 0
- noun dinoflagellate any of a group of unicellular biflagellate aquatic organisms forming a constituent of plankton: now usually classified as a phylum of protoctists (Dinoflagellata) 0
- adjective dinoflagellate of or relating to dinoflagellates 0
- noun dinoflagellate any of a class (Dinophyceae) of single-celled algae (division Chromophycota), mainly marine and often with a cellulose shell: some species are luminescent, and some cause the red tides that are extremely toxic to marine life: also classified in a class (Dinoflagellata) of protozoans 0