Hypernyms for "bacteria"
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Hypernyms
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acidophil
acidophile
bacteroid
Calymmatobacterium
diplococcus
eubacteria
eubacterium
Francisella
genus Calymmatobacterium
genus Francisella
gonococcus
legionella
Legionella pneumophilia
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
nitrobacterium
penicillin-resistant bacteria
probiotic
probiotic bacterium
probiotic flora
probiotic microflora
pus-forming bacteria
rod
superbug
true bacteria
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.