mycoplasma
noun
my·co·plas·ma
ˌmī-kō-ˈplaz-mə
plural mycoplasmas also mycoplasmata
ˌmī-kō-ˈplaz-mə-tə
: any of a genus (Mycoplasma of the family Mycoplasmataceae) of pleomorphic gram-negative chiefly nonmotile bacteria that lack a cell wall and are mostly parasitic usually in mammals
called also pleuropneumonia-like organism
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