STREPTOCOCCI as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • spherical gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains
   • cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis
   Synonym(s)
   • strep (what does strep mean?)
   • streptococcus (what does streptococcus mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) streptococci is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • eubacteria (what does eubacteria mean?)
   • eubacterium (what does eubacterium mean?)
   • true bacteria (what does true bacteria mean?)