form genus
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nounDefinition of FORM GENUS
: an artificial taxonomic category established for organisms (as imperfect fungi) of obscure true relationships
First Known Use of FORM GENUS
1873
form genus
noun (Medical Dictionary)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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