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blue-green alga

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any member of the taxonomic class or phylum Cyanobacteria; a primitive photosynthetic organism similar to bacteria which is thought to have generated the first oxygen in the Earth's atmosphere.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: BGA, cyanobacterium

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  • Czech: sinice — member of cyanobacteria
  • Dutch: blauwalg — member of cyanobacteria
  • Finnish: sinibakteeri — member of cyanobacteria
  • Finnish: sinilevä — member of cyanobacteria
  • Finnish: syanobakteeri — member of cyanobacteria
  • French: algue bleu-vert — member of cyanobacteria
  • Greek: κυανοφύκη (kyanofýki) — member of cyanobacteria
  • Italian: cianobatterio — member of cyanobacteria
  • Polish: sinica — member of cyanobacteria
  • Polish: cyjanobakteria — member of cyanobacteria