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Chlamydobacteriaceae
plural noun
Chlam·y·do·bac·te·ri·a·ce·ae
\¦klaməˌdō(ˌ)bakˌtirēˈāsēˌē\
Definition of Chlamydobacteriaceae
: a family (order Chlamydobacteriales) of free-floating filamentous algalike bacteria that contain no sulfur granules and occur chiefly in stagnant water
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Origin and Etymology of chlamydobacteriaceae
New Latin, from chlamyd- + bacterium + -aceae
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