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CHLAMYDOMONAS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Chlamydomonas mean? 

CHLAMYDOMONAS (noun)
  The noun CHLAMYDOMONAS has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Chlamydomonadaceae; solitary doubly-flagellated plant-like algae common in fresh water and damp soil; multiply freely; often a pest around filtration plantsplay

  Familiarity information: CHLAMYDOMONAS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CHLAMYDOMONAS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Chlamydomonadaceae; solitary doubly-flagellated plant-like algae common in fresh water and damp soil; multiply freely; often a pest around filtration plants

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Chlamydomonas; genus Chlamydomonas

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

protoctist genus (any genus of Protoctista)

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

Chlamydomonadaceae; family Chlamydomonadaceae (green algae some of which are colored red by hematochrome)


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