pleu|ro|pneu|mo|nia-like organism

pleu|ro|pneu|mo|nia-like organism «_PLUR oh noo MOHN yuh _LYK, -MOH nee uh-; -nyoo-»,

any one of the filterable microorganisms resembling both viruses and bacteria that cause such diseases as primary atypical pneumonia and pleuropneumonia of cattle; mycoplasma. Abbr: PPLO (no periods).