Pyrococcus

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) +‎ -coccus.

Proper noun

Pyrococcus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Thermococcaceae – a thermophilic archaebacterium.

Hypernyms

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

References

Pyrococcus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pyrococcus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Pyrococcus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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