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PROBIOTIC BACTERIUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A beneficial bacterium found in the intestinal tract of healthy mammals; often considered to be a plant
Synonyms:
probiotic; probiotic bacterium; probiotic flora; probiotic microflora
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("probiotic bacterium" is a kind of...):
bacteria; bacterium ((microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "probiotic bacterium"):
acidophilus; Lactobacillus acidophilus (a bacterium that is used to make yogurt and to supplement probiotics)
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