Definition of cyanobacteria Cyanobacteria
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What does cyanobacteria mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: cyanobacterias |
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| cyanobacteria - predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms containing a blue pigment in addition to chlorophyll; occur singly or in colonies in diverse habitats; important as phytoplankton | ||
| blue-green algae | ||
| eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella | ||
| class cyanobacteria, class cyanophyceae, cyanophyceae photosynthetic bacteria found in fresh and salt water, having chlorophyll a and phycobilins; once thought to be algae: blue-green algae | ||
| nostoc found in moist places as rounded jellylike colonies | ||
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Wiktionary 
- cyanobacteria (Noun)
Plural of cyanobacterium.
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cyanobacteria
Microorganisms, formerly classified as algae but now regarded as bacteria, including nostoc, which contain a blue pigment in addition to chlorophyll.\n(Source: CED)
Wikipedia 
- Blue-green algae is a bacterial taxon, scientifically known as Cyanobacteria κυανός (kyanós: blue). It is not an algae. It is a phyllum of bacteria, involving around 1500 species.
