form genus

noun Biology.

an artificial taxonomic category including species, especially of fossil forms, grouped together on the basis of morphological resemblance.

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Origin of form genus

First recorded in 1870–75

Words nearby form genus

former, formerly, form factor, formfitting, formful, form genus, formic, Formica, formic acid, formicarium, formicary
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British Dictionary definitions for form genus

form genus

noun

a group of species (form species) that have similar structural characteristics but are not closely related
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