. pl.blue"-green al"gae [ from the color and resemblance to algae. ] any of a group of photosynthetic microorganisms possessing characteristics of both bacteria and plants. When classed as bacteria, they are assigned to the Cyanobacteria; when classed as plants, they are assigned to the Cyanophyta. They are now known to be prokaryotic, and are usually called cyanobacteria in technical contexts. See cyanobacterium. [ PJC ]
[でばすずめだい;デバスズメダイ, debasuzumedai ; debasuzumedai] (n) (uk) blue green damselfish (Chromis viridis, a damselfish from the Indo-Pacific); blue-green chromis