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Pyrrophyta

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[pi-rof-i-tuh] / pɪˈrɒf ɪ tə /

noun

Biology.

  1. a phylum in the kingdom Protista comprising the dinoflagellates and cryptomonads.

Etymology

Origin of Pyrrophyta

< New Latin < Greek pyrrh(ós) red + -o- -o- + phytá, plural of phytón -phyte

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