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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 saprophytes

Synonyms:

family Micrococcaceae; Micrococcaceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bacteria family (a family of bacteria)

Meronyms (members of "Micrococcaceae"):

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

genus Staphylococcus (includes many pathogenic species)

Holonyms ("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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