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gonyaulax
[ goh-nee-aw-laks ]
noun
- any marine dinoflagellate of the genus Gonyaulax, sometimes occurring in great numbers and causing red tide.
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Origin of gonyaulax1
< New Latin < Greek góny knee + aûlax furrow
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