VIBRIONS Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word vibrions. (close relations)
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| bacteria | nounn | |||||
noun • (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants | ||||||
| bacterium | nounn | |||||
noun • (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants | ||||||
| bug | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate • a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine • a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly • insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis • a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use verb • annoy persistently • tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information | ||||||
| germ | nounn | |||||
noun • anything that provides inspiration for later work • a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism • a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use | ||||||
| microbe | nounn | |||||
noun • a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use | ||||||
| microorganism | nounn | |||||
noun • any organism of microscopic size | ||||||
| parasite | nounn | |||||
noun • an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host • a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage | ||||||
| pathogen | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • any disease-producing agent (especially a virus or bacterium or other microorganism) | ||||||
| protozoa | nounn | |||||
noun • in some classifications considered a superphylum or a subkingdom; comprises flagellates; ciliates; sporozoans; amoebas; foraminifers | ||||||
| virus | nounn | |||||
noun • (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein • a harmful or corrupting agency • a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer | ||||||
| vibrio | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • curved rodlike motile bacterium | ||||||
