GENUS SPIROGYRA

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Meaning:

A genus of protoctist

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Nouns denoting animals

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

protoctist genus (any genus of Protoctista)

Meronyms (members of "genus Spirogyra"):

spirogyra (freshwater algae consisting of minute filaments containing spiral chlorophyll bands)

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

family Zygnemataceae; Zygnemataceae (pond scums: common freshwater algae forming green slimy masses)

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