polyangium

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1. type genus of the family Polyangiaceae: myxobacteria with rounded fruiting bodies enclosed in a membrane (noun.animal)

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

member meronym	:	family myxobacteriaceae, family polyangiaceae, myxobacteriaceae, polyangiaceae,
definition	:	bacteria living mostly in soils and on dung (noun.animal)