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GENUS STREPTOCOCCUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of bacteria
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Streptococcus" is a kind of...):
bacteria genus (a genus of bacteria)
Meronyms (members of "genus Streptococcus"):
strep; streptococci; streptococcus (spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis)
Streptococcus anhemolyticus (a species of bacteria)
Holonyms ("genus Streptococcus" is a member of...):
family Lactobacillaceae; family Lactobacteriaceae; Lactobacillaceae; Lactobacteriaceae (lactic acid bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that ferment carbohydrates chiefly into lactic acid)
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