CYANOPHYCEAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cyanophyceae mean? 

• CYANOPHYCEAE (noun)
  The noun CYANOPHYCEAE has 1 sense:

1. photosynthetic bacteria found in fresh and salt water, having chlorophyll a and phycobilins; once thought to be algae: blue-green algae

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• CYANOPHYCEAE (noun)

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Meaning:

Photosynthetic bacteria found in fresh and salt water, having chlorophyll a and phycobilins; once thought to be algae: blue-green algae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

class Cyanobacteria; class Cyanophyceae; Cyanophyceae

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

class ((biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders)

Meronyms (members of "Cyanophyceae"):

blue-green algae; cyanobacteria (predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms containing a blue pigment in addition to chlorophyll; occur singly or in colonies in diverse habitats; important as phytoplankton)

family Nostocaceae; Nostocaceae (blue-green algae)

family Oscillatoriaceae; Oscillatoriaceae (blue green algae)

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

Cyanophyta; division Cyanophyta (prokaryotic organisms sometimes considered a class or phylum or subkingdom; coextensive with the Cyanophyceae: cyanobacteria (blue-green algae))