|kȯrəˌnē+ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Corynebacterium, type genus + -aceae
: a family (order Eubacteriales) of chiefly gram-positive and nonmotile pleomorphic rod-shaped bacteria that include important parasites as well as saprophytes of soil and dairy products — see corynebacterium , erysipelothrix , listeria