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ZYGOMYCETES

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Class of fungi coextensive with subdivision Zygomycota

Synonyms:

class Zygomycetes; Zygomycetes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

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

Meronyms (members of "Zygomycetes"):

Mucorales; order Mucorales (an order of mostly saprophytic fungi)

Entomophthorales; order Entomophthorales (coextensive with the family Entomophthoraceae)

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

subdivision Zygomycota; subdivision Zygomycotina; Zygomycota; Zygomycotina (division of fungi having sexually produced zygospores)

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