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dinoflagellate Zool.|daɪnəʊˈflædʒəleɪt|
[f. mod.L. Dinoflagellata (O. Bütschli 1885, in Bronn Kl. u. Ordn. Thier-Reichs I. ii. 907), f. Gr. δῖνο-ς whirling, rotation + L. flagellum: see flagellate n.]
A member of the subclass Dinoflagellata, which includes protistans having two flagella. Also attrib. or as adj. (Cent. Dict., 1889).
1901G. N. Calkins Protozoa 260 The dinoflagellate Ceratium hirundinella. 1934Discovery Aug. 218/2 They have the characteristic flagella and horizontal groove of the Dinoflagellates. 1959New Biol. XXIX. 43 A dense growth of phytoplankton, often dinoflagellates such as Gymnodinium or Goniaulax. 1967P. A. Meglitsch Invert. Zool. iii. 42/2 Most of the dinoflagellates are marine although there are a number of fresh-water forms. |