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gymnodinium

[ jim-nuh-din-ee-uhm ]

noun

, plural gym·no·din·i·a [jim-n, uh, -, din, -ee-, uh].
  1. any marine or freshwater dinoflagellate of the genus Gymnodinium, certain species of which cause red tide.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of gymnodinium1

< New Latin, equivalent to gymno- gymno- + Greek dī́n ( ein ) to whirl + New Latin -ium -ium

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