noun
one of two usually recognized orders of true bacteria; Gram-positive spherical or rod-shaped forms; some are motile; in some classifications considered an order of Schizomycetes
• Syn: ↑order Eubacteriales
• Hypernyms: ↑animal order
• Member Holonyms: ↑division Eubacteria
• Member Meronyms:
↑Rhizobiaceae, ↑family Rhizobiaceae, ↑Bacillaceae, ↑family Bacillaceae, ↑Bacteroidaceae, ↑family Bacteroidaceae, ↑Corynebacteriaceae, ↑family Corynebacteriaceae, ↑Enterobacteriaceae, ↑family Enterobacteriaceae
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\\ˌyü(ˌ)bakˌtirēˈā(ˌ)lēz\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
: an order of Schizomycetes comprising relatively simple nonfilamentous unbranched bacteria showing no visible sulfur or iron particles and including spherical and rod-shaped forms
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Eubacteriales /ū-bak-tē-ri-āˈlēz/
plural noun
An order of Schizomycetes, nonfilamentous, unbranched bacteria
ORIGIN: Gr eu well, and ↑bacteria
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eubactēˈrial adjective
eubactēˈrium noun (pl eubactēˈria)
1. A member of the Eubacteriales
2. Any typical bacterium
Useful english dictionary. 2012.