GENUS MICROCOCCUS

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Meaning:

Type genus of the family Micrococcaceae

Synonyms:

genus Micrococcus; Micrococcus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bacteria genus (a genus of bacteria)

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

family Micrococcaceae; Micrococcaceae (spherical or elliptical usually aerobic eubacteria that produce yellow or orange or red pigment; includes toxin-producing forms as well as harmless commensals and saprophytes)

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