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Noun: form genus
  1. (biology) an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure; forms the first half of a species' unique Latinate name
     
  2. An artificial taxonomic category established on the basis of morphological resemblance for organisms of obscure true relationships especially fossil forms

Type of: genus

Encyclopedia: Form genus

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