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Mycoplasmataceae

noun

pleomorphic Gram-negative nonmotile microorganism similar to both viruses and bacteria; parasitic in mammals

• Syn: ↑family Mycoplasmataceae

• Hypernyms: ↑bacteria family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Mycoplasmatales, ↑order Mycoplasmatales

• Member Meronyms: ↑genus Mycoplasma

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\\ˌmīkəˌplazməˈtāsēˌē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Mycoplasmat-, Mycoplasma, type genus + -aceae

: a family (coextensive with the order Mycoplasmatales) of minute pleomorphic gram-negative nonmotile microorganisms that are intermediate in some respects between viruses and bacteria, are reported to have complex life cycles, and are mostly parasitic usually in mammals — compare pleuropneumonia; see borrelomycetaceae

Useful english dictionary. 2012.