FAMILY CHLAMYDOMONADACEAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does family Chlamydomonadaceae mean? 

• FAMILY CHLAMYDOMONADACEAE (noun)
  The noun FAMILY CHLAMYDOMONADACEAE has 1 sense:

1. green algae some of which are colored red by hematochrome

  Familiarity information: FAMILY CHLAMYDOMONADACEAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FAMILY CHLAMYDOMONADACEAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Green algae some of which are colored red by hematochrome

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Chlamydomonadaceae; family Chlamydomonadaceae

Hypernyms ("family Chlamydomonadaceae" is a kind of...):

protoctist family (any of the families of Protoctista)

Meronyms (members of "family Chlamydomonadaceae"):

Chlamydomonas; genus Chlamydomonas (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)

Holonyms ("family Chlamydomonadaceae" is a member of...):

order Volvocales; Volvocales (chiefly freshwater green algae; solitary or colonial)