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).
| 1901 G. N. Calkins Protozoa 260 The dinoflagellate Ceratium hirundinella. 1934 Discovery Aug. 218/2 They have the characteristic flagella and horizontal groove of the Dinoflagellates. 1959 New Biol. XXIX. 43 A dense growth of phytoplankton, often dinoflagellates such as Gymnodinium or Goniaulax. 1967 P. A. Meglitsch Invert. Zool. iii. 42/2 Most of the dinoflagellates are marine although there are a number of fresh-water forms. |