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gonyaulax

[ goh-nee-aw-laks ]
/ ˌgoʊ niË?É” læks /

noun

any marine dinoflagellate of the genus Gonyaulax, sometimes occurring in great numbers and causing red tide.

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Origin of gonyaulax

<New Latin <Greek gónyknee + aûlax furrow

Words nearby gonyaulax

gonorrhoea, gonosome, gonotheca, Gonsalves, -gony, gonyaulax, Gonyaulax catanella, gonycampsis, gonys, Gonzales, González
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