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CYANOPHYTA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Prokaryotic organisms sometimes considered a class or phylum or subkingdom; coextensive with the Cyanophyceae: cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)
Synonyms:
Cyanophyta; division Cyanophyta
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Cyanophyta" is a kind of...):
division ((biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category)
Meronyms (members of "Cyanophyta"):
class Cyanobacteria; class Cyanophyceae; Cyanophyceae (photosynthetic bacteria found in fresh and salt water, having chlorophyll a and phycobilins; once thought to be algae: blue-green algae)
Holonyms ("Cyanophyta" is a member of...):
division Eubacteria (one-celled monerans having simple cells with rigid walls and (in motile types) flagella)
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