Red Tide Definition

noun
A reddish discoloration of sea waters, caused by large numbers of red dinoflagellates (esp. genera Gymnodinium and Gonyaulax) that kill fish and other organisms by releasing poisonous products.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Red Tide

Noun

Singular:
red tide
Plural:
red-tides

Origin of Red Tide

  • From red and tide.

    From Wiktionary

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