Dinococcales
plural noun
Di·no·coc·ca·les
\ˌdīnō(ˌ)käˈkā(ˌ)lēz\
Definition of Dinococcales
: an order of unicellular yellow-green algae (class Dinophyceae) lacking vegetative cell divisions and forming new cells by the production of motile or nonmotile spores similar to the parent cells
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Origin and Etymology of dinococcales
borrowed from New Latin, from dino- 2dino- + Latin coccum “berry” + New Latin -ales -ales ◆See note at dinophyceae.
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