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GENUS COSTIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Costia mean?
• GENUS COSTIA (noun)
The noun GENUS COSTIA has 1 sense:
1. a genus of flagellate protoctist
Familiarity information: GENUS COSTIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of flagellate protoctist
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("genus Costia" is a kind of...):
protoctist genus (any genus of Protoctista)
Meronyms (members of "genus Costia"):
costia; Costia necatrix (a flagellate that is the cause of the frequently fatal fish disease costiasis)
Holonyms ("genus Costia" is a member of...):
order Polymastigina; Polymastigina (small usually parasitic flagellates)
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