English noun: mycoplasma | |||
1. | mycoplasma (animal) any of a group of small parasitic bacteria that lack cell walls and can survive without oxygen; can cause pneumonia and urinary tract infection | ||
Broader (hypernym) | eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | pleuropneumonialike organism, PPLO | ||
Member meronym | genus Mycoplasma | ||