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GENUS MYCOPLASMA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type and sole genus of the family Mycoplasmataceae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Mycoplasma" is a kind of...):
bacteria genus (a genus of bacteria)
Meronyms (members of "genus Mycoplasma"):
mycoplasma (any of a group of small parasitic bacteria that lack cell walls and can survive without oxygen; can cause pneumonia and urinary tract infection)
Holonyms ("genus Mycoplasma" is a member of...):
family Mycoplasmataceae; Mycoplasmataceae (pleomorphic Gram-negative nonmotile microorganism similar to both viruses and bacteria; parasitic in mammals)
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