Definition
A tiny ocean creature with whip-like tails that spins around, often creating glowing bioluminescent effects in seawater.
Etymology
English form derived from Greek 'dino-' (terrible/whirling) + Latin 'flagellum' (whip), with '-ate' suffix indicating a member of a group. Coined in the 19th century as microscopy revealed these organisms.
Kelly Says
Some dinoflagellates are so toxic they can kill entire fish populations and poison shellfish that humans eat—making them terrifyingly powerful for their microscopic size!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ዲኖፍላዔላት
di-no-fla-je-lat
ARالعربية
دينوفلاجيلات
di-no-fla-ji-la-at
BNবাংলা
ডাইনোফ্লেগেলেট
doi-no-fle-ge-let
CACatalà
dinoflagelat
di-no-fla-je-lat
CSČeština
dinoflagelát
di-no-fla-zhe-lat
DADansk
dinoflagelat
di-no-fla-gel-lat
DEDeutsch
Dinoflagellat
di-no-fla-gel-lat
ELΕλληνικά
δυναμόφλαγέλλα
di-na-mo-fla-ye-la
ESEspañol
dinoflagelado
di-no-fla-zhe-la-do
FAفارسی
دینوفلاژل
di-no-fla-zhe-l
FISuomi
dinoflagellaatti
di-no-fla-gel-la-atti
FRFrançais
dinoflagellé
di-no-fla-zhe-le
GUGU
ડાઈનોફ્લેજેલેટ
dai-no-fla-je-la-et
HAHA
dinoflagelat
di-no-fla-je-lat
HEעברית
דינופלג'ל
di-no-pleg-el
HIहिन्दी
डायनोफ्लेगेलेट
dai-no-fla-je-la-at
HUMagyar
dinoflagellát
di-no-fla-gel-lat
IDBahasa Indonesia
dinoflagelat
di-no-fla-je-lat
IGIG
dinoflagelat
di-no-fla-je-lat
ITItaliano
dinoflagellato
di-no-fla-zhe-la-to
JA日本語
ダイノフラゲラート
dai-no-fura-ge-ra-to
KKKK
динафлагеллят
di-na-fla-zhe-lyat
KMKM
ឌីណូហ្វឡាហ្វាល
di-noo-h-vla-ha-al
KO한국어
다이노플래젤레이트
dai-no-peullae-jeure-ite
MRMR
डायनोफ्लेगेलेट
dai-no-fla-je-la-at
MSBahasa Melayu
dinoflagelat
di-no-fla-je-lat
MYမြန်မာ
ဒိုင်းနိုဖလာဂရိလိတ်
dai-n-o-pha-la-gra-li-et
NLNederlands
dinoflagellaat
di-no-fla-zhe-la-at
NONorsk
dinoflagellat
di-no-fla-gel-lat
PAPA
ਡਾਈਨੋਫਲੇਜੇਲੇਟ
dai-no-fla-je-la-et
PLPolski
dinoflagelat
di-no-fla-zhe-lat
PTPortuguês
dinoflagelado
di-no-fla-zhe-la-do
RORomână
dinoflagelat
di-no-fla-zhe-lat
RUРусский
динофлагеллят
di-no-fla-zhe-lyat
SVSvenska
dinoflagellat
di-no-fla-gel-lat
SWKiswahili
dinoflagelat
di-no-fla-je-lat
TAதமிழ்
டயினோஃப்ளேஜெலேட்
da-i-no-fla-je-le-at
TEతెలుగు
డినోఫ్లేజెలేట్
di-no-fle-je-le-at
THไทย
ไดโนแฟลเจลเลต
dai-no-fae-la-let
TLTL
dinoflagelat
di-no-fla-je-lat
TRTürkçe
dinoflagelat
di-no-fla-je-lat
UKУкраїнська
динофлагеллят
di-no-fla-zhe-lyat
URاردو
ڈائینوفلاجیلیٹ
dai-no-fla-ji-li-at
VITiếng Việt
dinoflagellate
di-no-fla-je-lat
YOYO
dinoflagelat
di-no-fla-je-lat
ZUZU
dinoflagelat
di-no-fla-je-lat