Main Entry: di·no·fla·gel·late

Pronunciation: \ˌdī-nō-ˈfla-jə-lət, -ˌlāt; -flə-ˈje-lət\

Function: noun

Etymology: ultimately from Greek dinos rotation, eddy + New Latin flagellum

Date: 1889

: any of an order (Dinoflagellata) of chiefly marine planktonic usually solitary unicellular phytoflagellates that include luminescent forms, forms important in marine food chains, and forms causing red tide