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GENUS STAPHYLOCOCCUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Includes many pathogenic species
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Staphylococcus" is a kind of...):
bacteria genus (a genus of bacteria)
Meronyms (members of "genus Staphylococcus"):
staph; staphylococci; staphylococcus (spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections)
Holonyms ("genus Staphylococcus" is a member of...):
family Micrococcaceae; Micrococcaceae (spherical or elliptical usually aerobic eubacteria that produce yellow or orange or red pigment; includes toxin-producing forms as well as harmless commensals and saprophytes)
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