| NOUN | animal | actinomycete | any bacteria (some of which are pathogenic for humans and animals) belonging to the order Actinomycetales |
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| Meaning | Any bacteria (some of which are pathogenic for humans and animals) belonging to the order Actinomycetales. | |
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| Category | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna | A living organism characterized by voluntary movement |
| Member of | Actinomycetales, order Actinomycetales | filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria |
| Narrower | streptomyces | aerobic bacteria (some of which produce the antibiotic streptomycin) |
| Broader | eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria | A large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls |
| Spanish | actinobacteria | |
| Catalan | actinobacteria | |
| Adjectives | actinomycetal, actinomycetous | of or belonging to the actinomycetes |
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