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GENUS POLYANGIUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Polyangium mean?
• GENUS POLYANGIUM (noun)
The noun GENUS POLYANGIUM has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the family Polyangiaceae: myxobacteria with rounded fruiting bodies enclosed in a membrane
Familiarity information: GENUS POLYANGIUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the family Polyangiaceae: myxobacteria with rounded fruiting bodies enclosed in a membrane
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Polyangium; Polyangium
Hypernyms ("genus Polyangium" is a kind of...):
bacteria genus (a genus of bacteria)
Holonyms ("genus Polyangium" is a member of...):
family Myxobacteriaceae; family Polyangiaceae; Myxobacteriaceae; Polyangiaceae (bacteria living mostly in soils and on dung)
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