WordNet: bacteria, bacterium

(microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants

• domain: topic microbiology

• hypernym micro-organism, microorganism

• hyponym acidophil, acidophile

• hyponym probiotic, probiotic bacterium, probiotic flora, probiotic microflora

• hyponym bacteroid

• hyponym eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria

• hyponym Calymmatobacterium, genus Calymmatobacterium

• hyponym Francisella, genus Francisella

• hyponym Neisseria gonorrhoeae, gonococcus

• hyponym Legionella pneumophilia, legionella

• hyponym nitrobacterium

• hyponym penicillin-resistant bacteria

• hyponym pus-forming bacteria

• hyponym rod

• hyponym diplococcus

• hyponym superbug

bacteria

• (englanti) bacterial (derivationally related)
• (suomi) bakteeri (synonyymi)

bacterium

• (englanti) bacterial (derivationally related)

• (englanti) bacterioidal (derivationally related)

• (englanti) bacterise (derivationally related)

• (englanti) bacterize (derivationally related)
• (suomi) bakteeri (synonyymi)