genus peridinium

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   type genus of the family Peridiniidae

   SynonymsPeridinium

   Broaderprotoctist genus

   Part ofPeridiniidae

Questions about genus peridinium

What does genus peridinium mean?

genus peridinium means "type genus of the family Peridiniidae".

What is another word for genus peridinium?

Close synonyms include Peridinium. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus peridinium a common word?

genus peridinium is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.