noun
any species of the genus Corynebacterium
• Hypernyms: ↑eubacteria, ↑eubacterium, ↑true bacteria
• Hyponyms: ↑Corynebacterium diphtheriae, ↑C. diphtheriae, ↑Klebs-Loeffler bacillus
• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Corynebacterium
Useful english dictionary. 2012.