PROBIOTIC BACTERIUM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A beneficial bacterium found in the intestinal tract of healthy mammals; often considered to be a plant

Synonyms:

probiotic; probiotic bacterium; probiotic flora; probiotic microflora

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("probiotic bacterium" 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)

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

acidophilus; Lactobacillus acidophilus (a bacterium that is used to make yogurt and to supplement probiotics)

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