bacillus
noun
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Sense 1 noun
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
Types & categories
- eubacteria hypernym
- Bacillus anthracis hyponym
- Bacillus subtilis hyponym
- Yersinia pestis hyponym
Parts & wholes
- genus Bacillus member holonym
Related & opposite
- rod-shaped derivation
- bacillar derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | rod-shaped |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | bacillar |
| 1 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | genus Bacillus |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | eubacteria |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Bacillus anthracis |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Bacillus subtilis |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Yersinia pestis |