actinomycete
English Thesaurus
1. any bacteria (some of which are pathogenic for humans and animals) belonging to the order Actinomycetales (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria, |
| definition | : | a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | streptomyces, |
| definition | : | aerobic bacteria (some of which produce the antibiotic streptomycin) (noun.animal) |
| member meronym | : | actinomycetales, order actinomycetales, |
| definition | : | filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | actinomycetal, actinomycetous, |
| definition | : | of or belonging to the actinomycetes (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | actinomycetal, actinomycetous, |
| definition | : | of or belonging to the actinomycetes (adj.pert) |
Visual ArtiKata
Explore actinomycete in ArtiKata.com >