STREPTOCOCCI

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis

Synonyms:

strep; streptococci; streptococcus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("streptococci" is a kind of...):

eubacteria; eubacterium; true bacteria (a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella)

Holonyms ("streptococci" is a member of...):

genus Streptococcus (a genus of bacteria)