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chlamydia vs Chlamydia psittaci

Chlamydia psittaci vs chlamydia

chlamydia and Chlamydia psittaci both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chlamydia Yes No No No
Chlamydia psittaci Yes No No No
As nouns, Chlamydia psittaci is a hyponym of chlamydia; that is, Chlamydia psittaci is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chlamydia:
  • chlamydia: coccoid rickettsia infesting birds and mammals; cause infections of eyes and lungs and genitourinary tract
  • Chlamydia psittaci: bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia
Other hyponyms of chlamydia include C. psittaci, C. trachomatis, Chlamydia trachomatis.
chlamydia (noun) Chlamydia psittaci (noun)
coccoid rickettsia infesting birds and mammals; cause infections of eyes and lungs and genitourinary tract bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia
a sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria of the genus Chlamydia
Difference between chlamydia and Chlamydia psittaci

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