dinoflagellata
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- in some classifications considered a phylum of the kingdom Protista; in others included in the plant phylum PyrrophytaSynonyms: order DinoflagellataCilioflagellataorder CilioflagellataType of animal orderMember of Mastigophora, class MastigophoraMembers dinoflagellate, Peridiniidae, genus Noctiluca
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Dinoflagellata noun
and order of plankton, in some classifications it is considered a phylum of the kingdom Protista; in others it is included in the plant phylum Pyrrophyta. Its members usually have two flagella, one of which extends from its center. Syn. — order Dinoflagellata, Cilioflagellata, order Cilioflagellata.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: +PJC, WordNet 1.5