nnoun.animalspherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infectionsSynset:staph staphylococcus
Derivationally Related Form:staphylococcal
Member Holonyms:genus Staphylococcus
Hypernyms:cocci coccus
Inherited Hypernyms:staphylococcuscoccuseubacteriabacteriamicroorganismorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:staphylococcuscoccuseubacteriamoneranmicroorganismorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.animalspherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infectionsSynset:staph staphylococcus
Derivationally Related Form:staphylococcal
Member Holonyms:genus Staphylococcus
Hypernyms:cocci coccus
Inherited Hypernyms:staphylococcuscoccuseubacteriabacteriamicroorganismorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:staphylococcuscoccuseubacteriamoneranmicroorganismorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity