Thermococcus

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Thermococcus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Thermococcaceae – anaerobes growing in temperatures above 70 °C.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Prokaryota – superkingdom; Archaea – kingdom; Euryarchaeota – phylum; Thermococci - class; Thermococcales - order; Thermococcaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): For species see Thermococcus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies or Thermococcus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Descendants

• → Chinese: 嗜熱球菌／嗜热球菌 (shìrè qiújūn) (calque)

References

• Thermococcus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Thermococcus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Thermococcus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons