diatom (n)

n01401106

type n
lex_filenum 05
def microscopic unicellular marine or freshwater colonial alga having cell walls impregnated with silica
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Hypernym alga, algae; phytoplankton
Member holonym Bacillariophyceae, class Bacillariophyceae, Diatomophyceae, class Diatomophyceae
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Hyponym phytoplankton; alga, algae
Member meronym Bacillariophyceae, class Bacillariophyceae, Diatomophyceae, class Diatomophyceae

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