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bacterium vs legionella

legionella vs bacterium

bacterium and legionella both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bacterium Yes No No No
legionella Yes No No No
As nouns, legionella is a hyponym of bacterium; that is, legionella 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
  • legionella: the motile aerobic rod-shaped Gram-negative bacterium that thrives in central heating and air conditioning systems and can cause Legionnaires' disease
Other hyponyms of bacterium include acidophil, acidophile, probiotic, probiotic bacterium, probiotic flora, probiotic microflora, bacteroid, eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria, Calymmatobacterium, genus Calymmatobacterium, Francisella, genus Francisella, gonococcus, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Legionella pneumophilia, nitrobacterium, penicillin-resistant bacteria, pus-forming bacteria, rod, diplococcus, superbug.
bacterium (noun) legionella (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 the motile aerobic rod-shaped Gram-negative bacterium that thrives in central heating and air conditioning systems and can cause Legionnaires' disease
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