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Desmid (gcide) | Desmid \Des"mid\, Desmidian \Des*mid"i*an\, n. [Gr. desmo`s
chain + e'i^dos form.] (Bot.)
A microscopic plant of the family Desmidi[ae], a group of
unicellular alg[ae] in which the species have a greenish
color, and the cells generally appear as if they consisted of
two coalescing halves.
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desmid (wn) | desmid
n 1: freshwater green algae |
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Desmid (gcide) | Desmid \Des"mid\, Desmidian \Des*mid"i*an\, n. [Gr. desmo`s
chain + e'i^dos form.] (Bot.)
A microscopic plant of the family Desmidi[ae], a group of
unicellular alg[ae] in which the species have a greenish
color, and the cells generally appear as if they consisted of
two coalescing halves.
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Desmidiacae (gcide) | Animalcule \An`i*mal"cule\, n. [As if fr. a L. animalculum, dim.
of animal.]
1. A small animal, as a fly, spider, etc. [Obs.] --Ray.
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2. (Zool.) An animal, invisible, or nearly so, to the naked
eye. See Infusoria.
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Note: Many of the so-called animalcules have been shown to be
plants, having locomotive powers something like those
of animals. Among these are Volvox, the
Desmidiac[ae], and the siliceous Diatomace[ae].
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Spermatic animalcules. See Spermatozoa.
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Desmidian (gcide) | Desmid \Des"mid\, Desmidian \Des*mid"i*an\, n. [Gr. desmo`s
chain + e'i^dos form.] (Bot.)
A microscopic plant of the family Desmidi[ae], a group of
unicellular alg[ae] in which the species have a greenish
color, and the cells generally appear as if they consisted of
two coalescing halves.
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desmidiaceae (wn) | Desmidiaceae
n 1: unicellular algae [syn: Desmidiaceae, {family
Desmidiaceae}] |
desmidium (wn) | Desmidium
n 1: a genus of protoctist [syn: Desmidium, genus Desmidium] |
family desmidiaceae (wn) | family Desmidiaceae
n 1: unicellular algae [syn: Desmidiaceae, {family
Desmidiaceae}] |
family microdesmidae (wn) | family Microdesmidae
n 1: worm fish [syn: Microdesmidae, family Microdesmidae] |
genus desmidium (wn) | genus Desmidium
n 1: a genus of protoctist [syn: Desmidium, genus Desmidium] |
microdesmidae (wn) | Microdesmidae
n 1: worm fish [syn: Microdesmidae, family Microdesmidae] |
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