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Monera

DEFINITIONS OF: Monera

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n prokaryotic bacteria and blue-green algae and various primitive pathogens; because of lack of consensus on how to divide the organisms into phyla informal names are used for the major divisions

Synonyms:
Prokayotae, kingdom Monera, kingdom Prokaryotae
Type of:
kingdom
the highest taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped; one of five biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia
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