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FORM GENUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An artificial taxonomic category established on the basis of morphological resemblance for organisms of obscure true relationships especially fossil forms
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("form genus" is a kind of...):
genus ((biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(biology) an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("form genus" is a kind of...):
genus ((biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species)
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
