FAMILY CHLAMYDIACEAE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Gram-negative parasites in warm-blooded vertebrates

Synonyms:

Chlamydiaceae; family Chlamydiaceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("family Chlamydiaceae" is a kind of...):

bacteria family (a family of bacteria)

Meronyms (members of "family Chlamydiaceae"):

genus Chlamydia (type genus of the family Chlamydiaceae: disease-causing parasites)

Holonyms ("family Chlamydiaceae" is a member of...):

order Rickettsiales; Rickettsiales (pleomorphic Gram-negative microorganisms)