noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek aktin-, aktis + mykēt-, mykēs Date: 1911 any of an order (Actinomycetales) of filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria (as the actinomyces and streptomyces)
ACTINOMYCETE
Meaning of ACTINOMYCETE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012