Streptothrix
Pronunciation : Strep"to*thrix
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [NL., fr. Gr. (Biol.)
Definition : Defn: A genus of bacilli occurring of the form of long, smooth and apparently branched threads, either straight or twisted.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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