RED TIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does red tide mean? 

• RED TIDE (noun)
  The noun RED TIDE has 1 sense:

1. seawater that is discolored by large numbers of certain dinoflagellates that produce saxitoxin

  Familiarity information: RED TIDE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RED TIDE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Seawater that is discolored by large numbers of certain dinoflagellates that produce saxitoxin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("red tide" is a kind of...):

brine; saltwater; seawater (water containing salts)