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dinophycean

dinophycean noun: any benthic dinoflagellate of the class Dinophyceae.

Noun

dinophycean (plural dinophyceans)

  1. Any benthic dinoflagellate of the class Dinophyceae

Forms of dinophycean

pluraldinophyceans

Origin of dinophycean

From dino- + -phyceae + -an.

Questions about dinophycean

What does dinophycean mean?
Dinophycean means any benthic dinoflagellate of the class Dinophyceae.
What part of speech is dinophycean?
Dinophycean is a noun.
What is the plural of dinophycean?
The plural of dinophycean is dinophyceans.

Words near dinophycean in the dictionary

  1. dinonylamine
  2. dinopenton
  3. dinophile
  4. dinophiles
  5. dinophilia
  6. dinophycean
  7. dinophyceans
  8. dinophysioid
  9. dinophysioids
  10. dinophysistoxin
  11. dinophysistoxins

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