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Dictionary entry overview: What does fucoid mean?

• FUCOID (noun)
The noun FUCOID has 2 senses:

1. a fossilized cast or impression of algae of the order Fucales
2. any of various algae of the family Fucaceae

Familiarity information: FUCOID used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• FUCOID (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A fossilized cast or impression of algae of the order Fucales

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("fucoid" is a kind of...):

fossil (the remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil)

Holonyms ("fucoid" is a member of...):

Fucales; order Fucales (coextensive with the family Fucaceae)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Any of various algae of the family Fucaceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

fucoid algae; fucoid

Hypernyms ("fucoid" is a kind of...):

brown algae (algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown and yellow pigments)

Holonyms ("fucoid" is a member of...):

family Fucaceae; Fucaceae (small family of brown algae: gulfweeds; rockweeds)

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FUCOID: related words searches

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