English noun: thiobacillus | |||
| 1. | thiobacillus (animal) small rod-shaped bacteria living in sewage or soil and oxidizing sulfur | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | sulfur bacteria, sulphur bacteria, thiobacteria | ||
| Member meronym | genus Thiobacillus | ||