kingdom Monera — noun prokaryotic bacteria and blue green algae and various primitive pathogens; because of lack of consensus on how to divide the organisms into phyla informal names are used for the major divisions • Syn: ↑Monera, ↑Prokayotae, ↑kingdom… … Useful english dictionary
Prokaryotae — A superkingdom of cellular organisms that includes the kingdom Monera (bacteria and blue green algae) and is characterized by the prokaryotic condition, minute size (0.2–10 μm for bacteria), and absence of the nuclear organization, mitotic… … Medical dictionary
Prokaryote — Cell lacking a discrete nucleus and other special subcellular compartments. Bacteria and viruses are prokaryotes. Humans are not prokaryotes, but rather eukaryotes. * * * A member of the superkingdom Prokaryotae; an organismic unit consisting of… … Medical dictionary
moneran — I noun organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and whose nutritional mode is absorption or photosynthesis or chemosynthesis • Syn: ↑moneron • Hypernyms: ↑microorganism, ↑micro organism • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
division Archaebacteria — noun in some classifications considered a kingdom • Hypernyms: ↑division • Member Holonyms: ↑Monera, ↑kingdom Monera, ↑Prokayotae, ↑kingdom Prokaryotae • Member Meronyms: ↑archa … Useful english dictionary
Monera — noun prokaryotic bacteria and blue green algae and various primitive pathogens; because of lack of consensus on how to divide the organisms into phyla informal names are used for the major divisions • Syn: ↑kingdom Monera, ↑Prokayotae, ↑kingdom… … Useful english dictionary
Prokayotae — noun prokaryotic bacteria and blue green algae and various primitive pathogens; because of lack of consensus on how to divide the organisms into phyla informal names are used for the major divisions • Syn: ↑Monera, ↑kingdom Monera, ↑kingdom… … Useful english dictionary
Pyrrophyta — noun a division of lower plants comprising unicellular and biflagellate algae that form starchy compounds • Syn: ↑phylum Pyrrophyta • Hypernyms: ↑phylum • Member Holonyms: ↑Monera, ↑kingdom Monera, ↑Prokayotae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
division Eubacteria — noun one celled monerans having simple cells with rigid walls and (in motile types) flagella • Hypernyms: ↑division • Member Holonyms: ↑Monera, ↑kingdom Monera, ↑Prokayotae, ↑kingdom Prokaryotae • Member Meronyms … Useful english dictionary
family Lactobacillaceae — noun lactic acid bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that ferment carbohydrates chiefly into lactic acid • Syn: ↑Lactobacillaceae, ↑Lactobacteriaceae, ↑family Lactobacteriaceae • Hypernyms: ↑bacteria family • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary