[ ˌstrɛptə(ʊ)'mʌɪsi:t ]
■ noun ( plural ~s -'mʌɪsi:ts , -mʌɪ'si:ti:z ) a bacterium which occurs chiefly in soil and of which some kinds yield antibiotics. [ Streptomyces and related genera.]
Origin
1950s: anglicized singular of mod. L. Streptomyces , from strepto- + Gk mukēs , mukēt- 'fungus'.