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FUCOID

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of various algae of the family Fucaceae

Synonyms:

fucoid; fucoid algae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

brown algae (algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown and yellow pigments)

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

family Fucaceae; Fucaceae (small family of brown algae: gulfweeds; rockweeds)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A fossilized cast or impression of algae of the order Fucales

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

fossil (the remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil)

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

Fucales; order Fucales (coextensive with the family Fucaceae)

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