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dinoflagellate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.73 in modern English

Syllables
di-noflag-el-late
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of many marine protozoa of the phylum Dinoflagellata, which have two flagella.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Dinoflagellata (phylum name), equivalent to dino- + flagellate.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

dinoflagellates (plural) dinoflagelate (alternative)

Derived Forms

nanodinoflagellate nondinoflagellate

Rhymes With

appellate prelate zealot stellate flagellate helot lamellate flabellate patellate biflagellate scutellate phytoflagellate

Questions

What does dinoflagellate mean?
Any of many marine protozoa of the phylum Dinoflagellata, which have two flagella.
Where does dinoflagellate come from?
Borrowed from translingual Dinoflagellata (phylum name), equivalent to dino- + flagellate.

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