SINCE 1828
gonyaulax
noun
go·ny·au·lax
| \ ˌgō-nē-ˈȯ-ˌlaks
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Medical Definition of gonyaulax
1
capitalized
: a large genus of phosphorescent marine dinoflagellates that when unusually abundant cause red tide
2
: any dinoflagellate of the genus Gonyaulax
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