noun
chiefly marine protozoa having two flagella; a chief constituent of plankton
• Hypernyms: ↑flagellate, ↑flagellate protozoan, ↑flagellated protozoan, ↑mastigophoran, ↑mastigophore
• Hyponyms: ↑noctiluca, ↑Noctiluca miliaris, ↑peridinian
• Member Holonyms: ↑Dinoflagellata, ↑order Dinoflagellata, ↑Cilioflagellata, ↑order Cilioflagellata
Useful english dictionary. 2012.