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form genus

noun

Definition of FORM GENUS

:  an artificial taxonomic category established for organisms (as imperfect fungi) of obscure true relationships
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First Known Use of FORM GENUS

1873
Medical Dictionary

form genus

noun

Medical Definition of FORM GENUS

:  an artificial taxonomic category established for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure due to incomplete knowledge of structure (as in some fossils) or of development or life history (as in the imperfect fungi and various animal parasites)

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