Dinococcales

plural noun

Di·​no·​coc·​ca·​les

ˌdīnō(ˌ)käˈkā(ˌ)lēz

: an order of unicellular yellow-green algae (class Dinophyceae) lacking vegetative cell divisions and forming new cells by the production of motile or nonmotile spores similar to the parent cells

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin, from dino- dino- + Latin coccum "berry" + New Latin -ales -ales

Note: See note at dinophyceae .

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