actinomycete
(noun) any bacteria (some of which are pathogenic for humans and animals) belonging to the order Actinomycetales
Source: WordNet® 3.1
actinomycete (plural actinomycetes)
Any of various filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria, of the order Actinomycetales, that resemble fungi. Some actinomycetes are pathogens and some are sources of antibiotics.
• (bacteria of the order Actinomycetes): actinobacterium
• (bacteria of the order Actinomycetes): Streptomyces (genus)
Source: Wiktionary
19 April 2025
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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