form genus

/fɔərm ˌdʒinəs/
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Other forms: form genera

Definitions of form genus
  1. noun
    an artificial taxonomic category established on the basis of morphological resemblance for organisms of obscure true relationships especially fossil forms
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    type of:
    genus
    (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species
  2. noun
    (biology) an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure
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    type of:
    genus
    (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species
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