genus streptococcus

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1. a genus of bacteria (noun.animal)

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

member holonym	:	strep, streptococci, streptococcus,
definition	:	spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	streptococcus anhemolyticus,
definition	:	a species of bacteria (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family lactobacillaceae, family lactobacteriaceae, lactobacillaceae, lactobacteriaceae,
definition	:	lactic acid bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that ferment carbohydrates chiefly into lactic acid (noun.animal)