English noun: genus Bacteroides | |||
| 1. | genus Bacteroides (animal) type genus of Bacteroidaceae; genus of Gram-negative rodlike anaerobic bacteria producing no endospores and no pigment and living in the gut of man and animals | ||
| Synonyms | Bacteroides | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bacteria genus | ||
| Member meronym | Bacteroidaceae, family Bacteroidaceae | ||