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    CYANOPHYCEAE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Photosynthetic bacteria found in fresh and salt water, having chlorophyll a and phycobilins; once thought to be algae: blue-green algaeplay

    Synonyms:

    class Cyanobacteria; class Cyanophyceae; Cyanophyceae

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("Cyanophyceae" is a kind of...):

    class ((biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders)

    Meronyms (members of "Cyanophyceae"):

    blue-green algae; cyanobacteria (predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms containing a blue pigment in addition to chlorophyll; occur singly or in colonies in diverse habitats; important as phytoplankton)

    family Nostocaceae; Nostocaceae (blue-green algae)

    family Oscillatoriaceae; Oscillatoriaceae (blue green algae)

    Holonyms ("Cyanophyceae" is a member of...):

    Cyanophyta; division Cyanophyta (prokaryotic organisms sometimes considered a class or phylum or subkingdom; coextensive with the Cyanophyceae: cyanobacteria (blue-green algae))

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