red algae |
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- (plural of, red alga)
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red tide |
| noun
- an algal bloom of sufficient quantity to cause discoloration (often red) in a body of water; red tides can cause irritation or death to exposed creatures
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retrovirus |
| noun (retroviruses)
- (virology) A virus that has a genome consisting of RNA.
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rickettsia |
| noun
- a group of gram-negative bacteria, of the genus Rickettsia, carried as parasites by ticks, fleas and lice; they cause typhus and other diseases
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Rod |
| proper noun
- (given name, male)
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rotifer |
| noun
- Any of many minute aquatic multicellular organisms, of the phylum Rotifera, that have a ring of cilia resembling a wheel
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