bacterium vs eubacterium

eubacterium vs bacterium

bacterium and eubacterium both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bacterium	Yes	No	No	No
eubacterium	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, eubacterium is a hyponym of bacterium; that is, eubacterium is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bacterium:

bacterium: (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants
eubacterium: a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella

Other hyponyms of bacterium include acidophil, acidophile, probiotic, probiotic bacterium, probiotic flora, probiotic microflora, bacteroid, eubacteria, true bacteria, Calymmatobacterium, genus Calymmatobacterium, Francisella, genus Francisella, gonococcus, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, legionella, Legionella pneumophilia, nitrobacterium, penicillin-resistant bacteria, pus-forming bacteria, rod, diplococcus, superbug.

bacterium (noun)	eubacterium (noun)
(microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants	a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella

Difference between bacterium and eubacterium

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