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    PROBIOTIC BACTERIUM

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A beneficial bacterium found in the intestinal tract of healthy mammals; often considered to be a plantplay

    Synonyms:

    probiotic; probiotic bacterium; probiotic flora; probiotic microflora

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("probiotic bacterium" is a kind of...):

    bacteria; bacterium ((microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "probiotic bacterium"):

    acidophilus; Lactobacillus acidophilus (a bacterium that is used to make yogurt and to supplement probiotics)

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