Hypernym

bacteria family 1

noun

a family of bacteria

Member_meronym

Eubacteriales 1

noun

one of two usually recognized orders of true bacteria; Gram-positive spherical or rod-shaped forms; some are motile; in some classifications considered an order of Schizomycetes

Bacteroides 1

noun

type genus of Bacteroidaceae; genus of Gram-negative rodlike anaerobic bacteria producing no endospores and no pigment and living in the gut of man and animals

family Bacteroidaceae 1

noundomain: animal

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

family of bacteria living usually in the alimentary canal or on mucous surfaces of warm-blooded animals; sometimes associated with acute infective processes

Synonyms

Bacteroidaceae 1
family of bacteria living usually in the alimentary canal or on mucous surfaces of warm-blooded animals; sometimes associated with acute infective processes

Member_holonym

Eubacteriales 1

noun

one of two usually recognized orders of true bacteria; Gram-positive spherical or rod-shaped forms; some are motile; in some classifications considered an order of Schizomycetes

Bacteroides 1

noun

type genus of Bacteroidaceae; genus of Gram-negative rodlike anaerobic bacteria producing no endospores and no pigment and living in the gut of man and animals