FRANCISELLA

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Meaning:

A genus of Gram-negative aerobic bacteria that occur as pathogens and parasite in many animals (including humans)

Synonyms:

Francisella; genus Francisella

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Francisella" 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)

Meronyms (members of "Francisella"):

Francisella tularensis (the type species of the genus Francisella and the causal agent of tularemia in humans; can be used as a bioweapon)

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