dinoflagellata

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dinoflagellata - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Dinoflagellata \Dinoflagellata\ n.
     and order of plankton, in some classifications it is
     considered a phylum of the kingdom Protista; in others it is
     included in the plant phylum Pyrrophyta. Its members usually
     have two flagella, one of which extends from its center.
  
     Syn: order Dinoflagellata, Cilioflagellata, order
          Cilioflagellata.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

dinoflagellata - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Dinoflagellata
      n 1: in some classifications considered a phylum of the kingdom
           Protista; in others included in the plant phylum Pyrrophyta
           [syn: Dinoflagellata, order Dinoflagellata,
           Cilioflagellata, order Cilioflagellata]