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  • 1. dinoflagellate
  • Dinoflagellate in a sentence
Table of Contents
  • 1. dinoflagellate
  • Dinoflagellate in a sentence
Synonyms

1. dinoflagellate

noun. chiefly marine protozoa having two flagella; a chief constituent of plankton.

Synonyms

  • flagellated protozoan
  • noctiluca
  • flagellate protozoan
  • order Dinoflagellata
  • Cilioflagellata
  • Noctiluca miliaris
  • peridinian
  • order Cilioflagellata
  • mastigophore
  • Dinoflagellata
  • mastigophoran

Sentences with dinoflagellate


1. Noun, singular or mass
With warmer weather and more sunlight comes a population boom in the dinoflagellate population, easily visible to the naked eye when it turns the water a distinctive red.

2. Adjective
These tiny organisms are responsible for the so-called red tide that can be seen during the warmer months, when longer days and warm waters cause a boom in the dinoflagellate population.

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