Dinococcales
plural noun
Di·no·coc·ca·les
ˌdīnō(ˌ)käˈkā(ˌ)lēz
: an order of unicellular yellow-green algae (class Dinophyceae) lacking vegetative cell divisions and forming new cells by the production of motile or nonmotile spores similar to the parent cells
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from New Latin, from dino- dino- + Latin coccum "berry" + New Latin -ales -ales
Note: See note at dinophyceae .