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ORDER DINOFLAGELLATA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does order Dinoflagellata mean?
• ORDER DINOFLAGELLATA (noun)
The noun ORDER DINOFLAGELLATA has 1 sense:
1. in some classifications considered a phylum of the kingdom Protista; in others included in the plant phylum Pyrrophyta
Familiarity information: ORDER DINOFLAGELLATA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In some classifications considered a phylum of the kingdom Protista; in others included in the plant phylum Pyrrophyta
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Cilioflagellata; Dinoflagellata; order Cilioflagellata; order Dinoflagellata
Hypernyms ("order Dinoflagellata" is a kind of...):
animal order (the order of animals)
Meronyms (members of "order Dinoflagellata"):
dinoflagellate (chiefly marine protozoa having two flagella; a chief constituent of plankton)
genus Noctiluca (a genus of protoctist)
family Peridiniidae; Peridiniidae (marine and freshwater dinoflagellates)
Holonyms ("order Dinoflagellata" is a member of...):
class Flagellata; class Mastigophora; Flagellata; Mastigophora (protozoa having flagella)
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