NOUN | animal | fucoid | a fossilized cast or impression of algae of the order Fucales |
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animal | fucoid, fucoid algae | any of various algae of the family Fucaceae |
Meaning | A fossilized cast or impression of algae of the order Fucales. | |
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Member of | Fucales, order Fucales | coextensive with the family Fucaceae |
Broader | fossil | The remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil |
Spanish | fucoideo, fucus |
Meaning | Any of various algae of the family Fucaceae. | |
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Synonym | fucoid algae | |
Member of | Fucaceae, family Fucaceae | small family of brown algae |
Broader | brown algae | algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown and yellow pigments |
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