cyanophycean

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adjective

cy·​a·​no·​phy·​cean

¦sīəˌnō¦fishən

variants or less commonly cyanophyceous

-shəs

: myxophycean

cyanophycean

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noun

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plural -s

: any member of the Myxophyceae : blue-green alga

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

New Latin Cyanophyceae + English -an or -ous

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