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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gymnodinium¹

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

Example Sentences

Dr. F. G. Walton Smith, director of the University of Miami's Marine Laboratory, was sure it was a sudden multiplication of a new species of tiny, one-celled organisms called gymnodinium.

From Time Magazine Archive

Gymnodinium gracile Bergh '82, var. sphærica, n.

From Project Gutenberg

Without distinct shell Genus *Gymnodinium   With a distinct shell 2 2.

From Project Gutenberg