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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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