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Streptomycetaceae

noun

higher bacteria typically aerobic soil saprophytes

• Syn: ↑family Streptomycetaceae

• Hypernyms: ↑bacteria family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Actinomycetales, ↑order Actinomycetales

• Member Meronyms: ↑genus Streptomyces

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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌmīsəˈtāsēˌē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Streptomycet-, Streptomyces, type genus + -aceae

: a family of higher bacteria (order Actinomycetales) that form vegetative mycelia which rarely break up into bacillary forms, have conidia borne on sporophores, and are typically aerobic soil saprophytes but include a few parasites of plants or animals — see streptomyces

Useful english dictionary. 2012.