form class
A collection of organisms that is given formal recognition at the rank of class with a…A collection of organisms that is given formal recognition at the rank of class with a taxonomic name, but which is known to be an artificial group rather than a natural one.
» Form is temporary, class is permanent.
Meaning
2 sensesA collection of organisms that is given formal recognition at the rank of class with a taxonomic name, but which is known to be an artificial group rather than a natural one.
All fungi for which sexual reproduction is unknown are assigned to the form class Deuteromycota until such reproduction is discovered in that species.
A form room, a homeroom.
- one of the traditional categories of words intended to reflect their functions in a grammatical context
Examples
2 sentencesForm is temporary, class is permanent.
They form a class by themselves.
deSie bilden eine Klasse für sich. — al_ex_an_der
Forms
plural: form classes| Singular | form class |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- one of the traditional categories of words intended to reflect their functions in a grammatical context:part of speechword class