nnoun.animalspherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitisSynset:strep streptococcus
Derivationally Related Form:strepstreptococcal
Member Holonyms:genus Streptococcus
Hypernyms:eubacteria eubacterium true bacteria
Inherited Hypernyms:streptococcuseubacteriabacteriamicroorganismorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:streptococcuseubacteriamoneranmicroorganismorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.animalspherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitisSynset:strep streptococcus
Derivationally Related Form:strepstreptococcal
Member Holonyms:genus Streptococcus
Hypernyms:eubacteria eubacterium true bacteria
Inherited Hypernyms:streptococcuseubacteriabacteriamicroorganismorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:streptococcuseubacteriamoneranmicroorganismorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity