dinoflagellate

/ˌdaɪnəˈflædʒələt/ /ˌdaɪnoʊˈflædʒələt/

Meanings

noun

Any of many marine protozoa of the phylum Dinoflagellata, which have two flagella.

Examples :

"During the red tide, the ocean water turned a rusty color due to a massive bloom of dinoflagellate organisms. "

Related Words

ocean noun

/ˈəʊ.ʃən/ /ˈoʊ.ʃən/

One of the large bodies of water separating the continents.

"The ocean separates the continents of Africa and South America. "

marine noun

/məˈɹiːn/

A soldier, normally a member of a marine corps, trained to serve on board or from a ship

"He was a marine in World War II."

rusty adjective

/ˈɹʌsti/

Marked or corroded by rust.

"The old bicycle was rusty, so it wasn't rideable. "

phylum noun

/ˈfaɪləm/

A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class; also called a division, especially in describing plants; a taxon at that rank

"Mammals belong to the phylum Chordata."

turned verb

/tɜːnd/ /tɝnd/

(heading) to make a non-linear physical movement.

"The car turned left at the intersection. "

massive noun

/ˈmæs.ɪv/

A homogeneous mass of rock, not layered and without an obvious crystal structure.

"karst massives in western Georgia"

flagella noun

/fləˈdʒelə/ /flaˈdʒelə/

In protists, a long, whiplike membrane-enclosed organelle used for locomotion or feeding.

"The tiny protist used its flagella to swim quickly across the microscope slide. "

which pronoun

/wɪt͡ʃ/

(interrogative) What one or ones (of those mentioned or implied).

"By now, you must surely know which is which."

protozoa noun

/ˌproʊtəˈzoʊə/ /ˌproʊtəˈzoʊˌɑː/

Any of the diverse group of eukaryotes, of the phylum Protozoa, that are primarily unicellular, existing singly or aggregating into colonies, are usually nonphotosynthetic, and are often classified further into phyla according to their capacity for and means of motility, as by pseudopods, flagella, or cilia.

"The pond water, viewed under a microscope, teemed with protozoa, tiny single-celled organisms. "

water noun

/ˈwoːtə/ /ˈwɑtəɹ/ [woːʔɐ] [ˈwaːʈər] /ˈwoːtɘ/ /ˈwɔːtə/ /ˈwɔtəɹ/

A substance (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gaseous form is steam.

"By the action of electricity, the water was resolved into its two parts, oxygen and hydrogen."

organisms noun

/ˈɔːrɡənɪzəmz/ /ˈɔːrɡənɪsəmz/

A discrete and complete living thing, such as animal, plant, fungus or microorganism.

"Scientists study different organisms, such as bacteria and plants, to learn about life on Earth. "

during verb

/ˈdjɔː.ɹɪŋ/ /ˈdʒɔːɹɪŋ/ /ˈd(j)ʊɚ.ɪŋ/

To last, continue, endure.

"The storm during all night. "