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ACTINOMYCETE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any bacteria (some of which are pathogenic for humans and animals) belonging to the order Actinomycetales

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

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

Domain category:

animal; animate being; beast; brute; creature; fauna (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "actinomycete"):

streptomyces (aerobic bacteria (some of which produce the antibiotic streptomycin))

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

Actinomycetales; order Actinomycetales (filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria)

Derivation:

actinomycetal; actinomycetous (of or belonging to the actinomycetes)

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