"streptothrix" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: streptothrixes [plural]
Etymology: From the genus name. Head templates: {{en-noun}} streptothrix (plural streptothrixes)
  1. (obsolete, biology) Any of the former genus Streptothrix of bacilli, having long, smooth and apparently branched threads, either straight or twisted. Some species are now classified in genus Actinomyces. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-streptothrix-en-noun-e0cB1trR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Biology Topics: biology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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