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Eubacteria

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n. Plural form of eubacterium.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

An order of Schizomycetes, including, according to Migula, four families, the Coccaceæ, Bacteriaceæ, Spirillaceæ, and Chlamydobacteriaceæ.

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n. a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella

Word Usage

"Until recently known simply as 'bacteria', the 2 main groups recognized today are archaeabacteria and eubacteria which differ in the composition of their cell membranes."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

moneran bacteria bacterium moneron

Hyponym

vibrio rickettsia pseudomonad vibrion slime bacteria

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bacteria