GENUS DIPLOCOCCUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A genus of bacteria

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Diplococcus" is a kind of...):

bacteria genus (a genus of bacteria)

Meronyms (members of "genus Diplococcus"):

diplococcus (Gram-positive bacteria usually occurring in pairs)

Holonyms ("genus Diplococcus" is a member of...):

family Lactobacillaceae; family Lactobacteriaceae; Lactobacillaceae; Lactobacteriaceae (lactic acid bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that ferment carbohydrates chiefly into lactic acid)

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