GENUS ACTINOMYCES

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the family Actinomycetaceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bacteria genus (a genus of bacteria)

Meronyms (members of "genus Actinomyces"):

actinomyces (soil-inhabiting saprophytes and disease-producing plant and animal parasites)

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

Actinomycetaceae; family Actinomycetaceae (filamentous anaerobic bacteria)

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