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Noun
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genus Dictostylium
(genus of slime molds that grow on dung and decaying vegetation)
member holonym
member meronym
S:
(n)
dictostylium
(any slime mold of the genus Dictostylium)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(n)
fungus genus
(includes lichen genera)
S:
(n)
genus
((biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species)
S:
(n)
taxonomic group
,
taxonomic category
,
taxon
(animal or plant group having natural relations)
S:
(n)
biological group
(a group of plants or animals)
direct hyponym
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full hyponym
S:
(n)
genotype
(a group of organisms sharing a specific genetic constitution)
S:
(n)
clade
(a group of biological taxa or species that share features inherited from a common ancestor)
S:
(n)
taxonomic group
,
taxonomic category
,
taxon
(animal or plant group having natural relations)
S:
(n)
animal group
(a group of animals)
S:
(n)
colony
(a group of organisms of the same type living or growing together)
S:
(n)
division
((biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category)
S:
(n)
generation
(group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent)
S:
(n)
descendants
,
posterity
(all of the offspring of a given progenitor)
"we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity"
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sister term
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(n)
group
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grouping
(any number of entities (members) considered as a unit)
S:
(n)
abstraction
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abstract entity
(a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
S:
(n)
entity
(that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))