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pleuropneumonia-like organism

pleuropneumonia-like organism noun: any of a number of mycoplasma bacteria similar in colonial morphology and filterability to the causative agent (Mycoplasma sp.) of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia.

Noun

pleuropneumonia-like organism (plural pleuropneumonia-like organisms)

  1. Any of a number of mycoplasma bacteria similar in colonial morphology and filterability to the causative agent (Mycoplasma sp.) of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia.
    Synonyms:
    PPLO

Synonyms of pleuropneumonia-like organism

Forms of pleuropneumonia-like organism

pluralpleuropneumonia-like organisms

Questions about pleuropneumonia-like organism

What does pleuropneumonia-like organism mean?
Pleuropneumonia-like organism means any of a number of mycoplasma bacteria similar in colonial morphology and filterability to the causative agent (Mycoplasma sp.) of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia.
What part of speech is pleuropneumonia-like organism?
Pleuropneumonia-like organism is a noun.
What is the plural of pleuropneumonia-like organism?
The plural of pleuropneumonia-like organism is pleuropneumonia-like organisms.

Words near pleuropneumonia-like organism in the dictionary

  1. pleuropholids
  2. pleuroplastic
  3. pleuropneumonectomies
  4. pleuropneumonectomy
  5. pleuropneumonia
  6. pleuropneumonia-like organism
  7. pleuropneumoniae
  8. pleuropneumonic
  9. pleuroproctic
  10. pleuropulmonary
  11. pleurorhizal

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