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MICROCOCCUS
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Irregular inflected form: micrococci
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the family Micrococcaceae
Synonyms:
genus Micrococcus; Micrococcus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Micrococcus" is a kind of...):
bacteria genus (a genus of bacteria)
Holonyms ("Micrococcus" 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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