- Streptobacteria
- Streptobacteria Strep`to*bac*te"ri*a, n. pl.; sing. {Streptobracterium}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? pliant, bent + E. & NL. bacteria.] (Biol.) A so-called variety of bacterium, consisting in reality of several bacteria linked together in the form of a chain. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.