conifere

Definitions of conifere
  1. noun
    (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
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    infusori
    in some recent classifications, coextensive with the Ciliata: minute organisms found in decomposing infusions of organic matter
    sporozoo
    strictly parasitic protozoans that are usually immobile; includes plasmodia and coccidia and piroplasms and malaria parasites
    trematodi
    parasitic flatworms (including flukes)
    crostacei
    class of mandibulate arthropods including: lobsters; crabs; shrimps; woodlice; barnacles; decapods; water fleas
    angiosperme, cedro, cedro del libano, gimnosperme
    comprising flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (Angiospermae) and in others a division (Magnoliophyta or Anthophyta)
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