Definition of Peridinium

1. Noun. Type genus of the family Peridiniidae.

Exact synonyms: Genus Peridinium
Generic synonyms: Protoctist Genus
Group relationships: Family Peridiniidae, Peridiniidae

Lexicographical Neighbors of Peridinium

Perejil
Pereskia
Pereskia aculeata
Perez
Perez' sign
Perez reflex
Perfecter of the Elect
Pergamum
Periactin
Pericallis
Pericallis cruenta
Pericallis hybrida
Periclean
Pericles
Peridiniidae
Peridinium (current term)
Perilla frutescens crispa
Periodontal Disease Index
Perioikoi
Perioikos
Periophthalmus
Peripatetic
Peripatetick
Peripatetics
Peripatidae
Peripatopsidae
Peripatopsis
Periplaneta americana
Periplaneta australasiae
Periploca

Literary usage of Peridinium

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1902)
"the lee shore, and for a considerable distance inland, was very offensive. This was due to the Peridinium itself, and not to animals killed by it. ..."

2. A Manual of the Infusoria: Including a Description of All Known Flagellate ...by William Saville Kent by William Saville Kent (1882)
"Peridinium APICULATUM, Ehr. sp., vol. ip 449, x 400 (Ehr.). 8-13. ... Peridinium sp., encysted examples, voL ip 447, x 250 (C. & L.). 31, 32. ..."

3. The Philippine Journal of Science by Philippines Bureau of Science (1908)
"Peridinium. For a number of years the Bureau of Health has received many complaints from the residents of Bataan Province to the effect that the dumpings ..."

4. Living Lights: A Popular Account of Phosphorescent Animals and Vegetables by Charles Frederick Holder (1887)
"Kiel observed this phenomenon in Peridinium. The following species of luminous forms existing in the Baltic Sea have been described by Ehrenberg ..."

5. The Micrographic Dictionary: A Guide to the Examination and Investigation of ...by John William Griffith, Arthur Henfrey by John William Griffith, Arthur Henfrey (1875)
"6. Euplotes patella, D. a, under view ; b, lateral view. same, after Duj. ; the body flat. 8. Glaucoma scintillans, E. 9. Peridinium cinctum, E. 6. ..."

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