noun
in some classifications considered a phylum of the kingdom Protista; in others included in the plant phylum Pyrrophyta
• Syn: ↑Dinoflagellata, ↑order Dinoflagellata, ↑Cilioflagellata
• Hypernyms: ↑animal order
• Member Holonyms: ↑Mastigophora, ↑class Mastigophora, ↑Flagellata, ↑class Flagellata
• Member Meronyms: ↑dinoflagellate, ↑genus Noctiluca, ↑Peridiniidae, ↑family Peridiniidae
Useful english dictionary. 2012.