Associations to the word «Dinoflagellate»

Wiktionary

DINOFLAGELLATE, noun. Any of many marine protozoa, of the phylum Dinoflagellata, that have two flagella

Dictionary definition

DINOFLAGELLATE, noun. Chiefly marine protozoa having two flagella; a chief constituent of plankton.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats