genus mycoplasma

English Thesaurus

1. type and sole genus of the family Mycoplasmataceae (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	bacteria genus,
definition	:	a genus of bacteria (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	mycoplasma,
definition	:	any of a group of small parasitic bacteria that lack cell walls and can survive without oxygen; can cause pneumonia and urinary tract infection (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family mycoplasmataceae, mycoplasmataceae,
definition	:	pleomorphic Gram-negative nonmotile microorganism similar to both viruses and bacteria; parasitic in mammals (noun.animal)