Akademik

Peridiniidae

noun

marine and freshwater dinoflagellates

• Syn: ↑family Peridiniidae

• Hypernyms: ↑protoctist family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Dinoflagellata, ↑order Dinoflagellata, ↑Cilioflagellata, ↑order Cilioflagellata

• Member Meronyms: ↑Peridinium, ↑genus Peridinium, ↑peridinian

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\\ˌperədə̇ˈnīəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Peridinium, type genus + -idae

: a family of marine and freshwater dinoflagellates that have a thick test composed of plates and well-marked flagellar grooves — compare ceratium, gonyaulax, peridiniaceae

Useful english dictionary. 2012.