GENUS COSTIA

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Meaning:

A genus of flagellate protoctist

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Costia" is a kind of...):

protoctist genus (any genus of Protoctista)

Meronyms (members of "genus Costia"):

costia; Costia necatrix (a flagellate that is the cause of the frequently fatal fish disease costiasis)

Holonyms ("genus Costia" is a member of...):

order Polymastigina; Polymastigina (small usually parasitic flagellates)

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