Rickettsiaceae

Rickettsiaceae
noun
microorganism resembling bacteria inhabiting arthropod tissues but capable of causing disease in vertebrates
Hypernyms: ↑bacteria family
Member Holonyms: ↑Rickettsiales, ↑order Rickettsiales
Member Meronyms: ↑genus Rickettsia, ↑rickettsia

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\\rəˌketsēˈāsēˌē, (ˌ)riˌk-\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Rickettsia, type genus + -aceae
: a family of microorganisms (order Rickettsiales) resembling bacteria and being typically inhabitants of arthropod tissues but capable in some cases of causing serious disease in man and other vertebrates — compare cowdria, rickettsia

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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