dinoflagellate (dinoflajelat)

[NL. di no flag ell at us, dinomic (di-nom'ik), a. [ Dinomyidæ (di-nō-mi'i-dē), n. pl . [NL., Di din -nomys + -idæ.] A family of hystricomorphic rodents of South America, combining charac• ters of the cavies, agoutis, and chinchillas with the general appearance of the paca. They have four toes on each foot with somewhat hoof-like nails, and the upper lip cleft, contrary to the rule in this series of rodents. There is but one genus, Dinomys. Fergu on, Poems, II. 28. dinnle (din'nl), n. [Sc., Ane aye thinks, at the first dinnle o' the sentence, they hae heart eneugh to die rather than bide out the sax weeks, but they aye bide the sax ax weeks out for a' that. Scott, Heart of Mid-Lothian, xxv. dino-. [NL., etc., also sometimes dei no-, II. n. A member of the Dinobryina . Dinobryidæ (din-ō-brī'i-dē), n. pl . [NL., Dinobryon + -ida . ) A family of flagellate infusorians, represented by the genera Dinobryon and Epipyxis . IMG:content-2676.png:[blocks in formation] The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century dictionary IMG:content-2678.png:[blocks in formation]