"operational taxonomic unit" meaning in All languages combined

See operational taxonomic unit on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: operational taxonomic units [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} operational taxonomic unit (plural operational taxonomic units)
  1. A terminal node in phylogenetic analysis; an organism. Synonyms: OTU Related terms: hypothetical taxonomic unit
    Sense id: en-operational_taxonomic_unit-en-noun-GhxTCTbQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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