noun
lactic acid bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that ferment carbohydrates chiefly into lactic acid
• Hypernyms: ↑bacteria family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Monera, ↑kingdom Monera, ↑Prokayotae, ↑kingdom Prokaryotae
• Member Meronyms: ↑genus Lactobacillus, ↑genus Diplococcus, ↑genus Streptococcus
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\\ˌlaktō(ˌ)bakˌtirēˈāsēˌē\Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Lactobacter, synonym of Lactobacillus (from lact- + -bacter) + -aceae
synonym of lactobacillaceae
Useful english dictionary. 2012.