Mycoplasmataceae

Mycoplasmataceae
noun
pleomorphic Gram-negative nonmotile microorganism similar to both viruses and bacteria; parasitic in mammals
Hypernyms: ↑bacteria family
Member Holonyms: ↑Mycoplasmatales, ↑order Mycoplasmatales
Member Meronyms: ↑genus Mycoplasma

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\\ˌmīkəˌplazməˈtāsēˌē\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Mycoplasmat-, Mycoplasma, type genus + -aceae
: a family (coextensive with the order Mycoplasmatales) of minute pleomorphic gram-negative nonmotile microorganisms that are intermediate in some respects between viruses and bacteria, are reported to have complex life cycles, and are mostly parasitic usually in mammals — compare pleuropneumonia; see borrelomycetaceae

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