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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 plants
Familiarity information: CHLAMYDOMONAS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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