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1. (n.) red tide
a brownish red discoloration of marine waters caused by a huge aggregation of flagellates, esp. dinoflagellates, that often produce a potent neurotoxin that contaminates shellfish.

Etymology: (1900–05)

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1. (noun) red tide
seawater that is discolored by large numbers of certain dinoflagellates that produce saxitoxin

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