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Lactobacillaceae

noun

lactic acid bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that ferment carbohydrates chiefly into lactic acid

• Syn: ↑family Lactobacillaceae, ↑Lactobacteriaceae, ↑family Lactobacteriaceae

• Hypernyms: ↑bacteria family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Monera, ↑kingdom Monera, ↑Prokayotae, ↑kingdom Prokaryotae

• Member Meronyms: ↑genus Lactobacillus, ↑genus Diplococcus, ↑genus Streptococcus

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\\ˌlaktōˌbasəˈlāsēˌē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Lactobacillus, type genus + -aceae

: a large family of rod-shaped or spherical gram-negative usually microaerophilic and nonmotile bacteria that require carbohydrates for growth, fermenting them chiefly to lactic acid, and include the lactic acid bacteria as well as important pathogens — see diplococcus, lactobacillus, streptococcus

Useful english dictionary. 2012.