dinoflagellate
/din-uh-flaj-uh-leyt/US // ˌdɪn əˈflædʒ əˌleɪt //UK // (ˌdaɪnəʊˈflædʒɪlɪt, -ˌleɪt) //
甲藻类,甲壳虫,甲藻类动物,甲壳虫类
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : any of numerous chiefly marine plankton of the phylum Pyrrophyta, usually having two flagella, one in a groove around the body and the other extending from its center.
Examples
In fossil deposits from the PETM, paleontologists have found that dinoflagellates—tiny organisms that ooze toxins and can create deadly algal blooms called “red tides”—flourished in the nearly 100°F surface water of the equator.
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