- genus Chlamydia
- nountype genus of the family Chlamydiaceae: disease-causing parasites• Hypernyms: ↑bacteria genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Chlamydiaceae, ↑family Chlamydiaceae• Member Meronyms: ↑chlamydia
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genus Chlamydia
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