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mycoplasma vs pleuropneumonialike organism

pleuropneumonialike organism vs mycoplasma

mycoplasma and pleuropneumonialike organism both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mycoplasma Yes No No No
pleuropneumonialike organism Yes No No No
As nouns, pleuropneumonialike organism is a hyponym of mycoplasma; that is, pleuropneumonialike organism is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mycoplasma:
  • mycoplasma: any of a group of small parasitic bacteria that lack cell walls and can survive without oxygen; can cause pneumonia and urinary tract infection
  • pleuropneumonialike organism: a mycoplasma resistant to antibiotics that causes a kind of pneumonia in humans
Other hyponyms of mycoplasma include PPLO.
mycoplasma (noun) pleuropneumonialike organism (noun)
any of a group of small parasitic bacteria that lack cell walls and can survive without oxygen; can cause pneumonia and urinary tract infection a mycoplasma resistant to antibiotics that causes a kind of pneumonia in humans
Difference between mycoplasma and pleuropneumonialike organism

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