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form genus

American  

noun

Biology.

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

form genus British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of form genus

First recorded in 1870–75

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