dinoflagellate
dino·flag·el·late (dī′nō flaj′ə lit, -lāt′)
noun
Etymology: < ModL Dinoflagellata < Gr dinos, rotation (< IE base *deye-, to swing, whirl > OIr dīan, swift) + ModL flagellum (see flagellum) + -ata, L, neut. pl. of -atus: see -ate
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