noun
anaerobic or micro-aerophilic rod-shaped or spindle-shaped saprophytes; nearly cosmopolitan in soil, animal intestines, and dung
• Hypernyms: ↑bacteria genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Bacillaceae, ↑family Bacillaceae
• Member Meronyms: ↑clostridium, ↑clostridia, ↑botulinus, ↑botulinum, ↑Clostridium botulinum, ↑clostridium perfringens
Useful english dictionary. 2012.