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Noun: peridinian
  1. A microscopic aquatic organism with a hard outer shell composed of plates and bearing flagella; important in marine plankton
    "Peridinians are important components of marine phytoplankton"

Derived forms: peridinians

Type of: dinoflagellate

Part of: family Peridiniidae, Peridiniidae

Encyclopedia: Peridinian