noun
any of a group of small parasitic bacteria that lack cell walls and can survive without oxygen; can cause pneumonia and urinary tract infection
• Hypernyms: ↑eubacteria, ↑eubacterium, ↑true bacteria
• Hyponyms: ↑pleuropneumonialike organism, ↑PPLO
• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Mycoplasma
Useful english dictionary. 2012.