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    FAMILY MICROCOCCACEAE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Spherical or elliptical usually aerobic eubacteria that produce yellow or orange or red pigment; includes toxin-producing forms as well as harmless commensals and saprophytesplay

    Synonyms:

    family Micrococcaceae; Micrococcaceae

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("family Micrococcaceae" is a kind of...):

    bacteria family (a family of bacteria)

    Meronyms (members of "family Micrococcaceae"):

    genus Micrococcus; Micrococcus (type genus of the family Micrococcaceae)

    genus Staphylococcus (includes many pathogenic species)

    Holonyms ("family Micrococcaceae" is a member of...):

    division Eubacteria (one-celled monerans having simple cells with rigid walls and (in motile types) flagella)

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