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chlamydiae

chlamydiae is the plural of chlamydia.

Meaning of chlamydia

Noun

chlamydia (countable and uncountable, plural chlamydias or chlamydiae)

  1. (uncountable) Any of several common, often asymptomatic, sexually transmitted diseases caused by the microorganism Chlamydia trachomatis.
    • That makes sense, because we’re all looking for flowery language from our physicians. “Like the sunlight shines upon the hidden grassy meadow, so does chlamydia cast a warm glow upon your private parts.”2014, Tim Carvell [et al.], “Dr. Oz and Nutritional Supplements”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 1, episode 8, John Oliver (actor), Warner Bros. Television, via HBO
  2. (countable) Any of various coccoid microorganisms of the genus Chlamydia that are pathogenic to humans and other animals.

Questions about chlamydiae

What is chlamydiae the plural of?
Chlamydiae is the plural of chlamydia.

Words near chlamydiae in the dictionary

  1. chlamydate
  2. chlamydeous
  3. chlamydes
  4. chlamydia
  5. chlamydiacidal
  6. chlamydiae
  7. chlamydial
  8. chlamydially
  9. chlamydiaphage
  10. chlamydiaphages
  11. chlamydias

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chlamydiae (page history and authors); chlamydia (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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