dinoflagellate
/ˌdaɪnəʊˈflædʒɪlɪt/noun
1- Biology a single-celled organism with two flagella, occurring in large numbers in marine plankton and also found in fresh water. Some produce toxins that can accumulate in shellfish, resulting in poisoning when eaten.【生】沟鞭毛藻, 涡鞭毛藻。
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- Division Dinophyta or class Dinophyceae, division Chromophycota (or phylum Dinophyta, kingdom Protista).甲藻门或甲藻纲, 杂色藻门（或甲藻门, 原生生物界）。
词源
late 19th cent. (as an adjective)： from modern Latin Dinoflagellata (plural), from Greek dinos 'whirling' + Latin flagellum 'small whip' （see FLAGELLUM）.