noun
microorganism resembling bacteria inhabiting arthropod tissues but capable of causing disease in vertebrates
• Syn: ↑Rickettsiaceae
• Hypernyms: ↑bacteria family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Rickettsiales, ↑order Rickettsiales
• Member Meronyms: ↑genus Rickettsia, ↑rickettsia
Useful english dictionary. 2012.