English Dictionary |
ORDER ACTINOMYCETALES
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
Dictionary entry overview: What does order Actinomycetales mean?
• ORDER ACTINOMYCETALES (noun)
The noun ORDER ACTINOMYCETALES has 1 sense:
1. filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria
Familiarity information: ORDER ACTINOMYCETALES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ORDER ACTINOMYCETALES (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Actinomycetales; order Actinomycetales
Hypernyms ("order Actinomycetales" is a kind of...):
animal order (the order of animals)
Meronyms (members of "order Actinomycetales"):
actinomycete (any bacteria (some of which are pathogenic for humans and animals) belonging to the order Actinomycetales)
Actinomycetaceae; family Actinomycetaceae (filamentous anaerobic bacteria)
family Streptomycetaceae; Streptomycetaceae (higher bacteria typically aerobic soil saprophytes)
family Mycobacteriaceae; Mycobacteriaceae (a family of bacteria)
Holonyms ("order Actinomycetales" is a member of...):
division Eubacteria (one-celled monerans having simple cells with rigid walls and (in motile types) flagella)
Learn English with... Proverbs |
"The wolf has a thick neck, because he does his job on his own." (Bulgarian proverb)
"Seek counsel of him who makes you weep, and not of him who makes you laugh." (Arabic proverb)
"An open path never seems long." (Corsican proverb)