Pronunciation: ˌ m ī -k ō - ' plaz-m ə
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mas also -ma · ta \ -m ə -t ə \
Etymology: New Latin
Date: 1955
: any of a genus ( Mycoplasma of the family Mycoplasmataceae) of pleomorphic gram-negative chiefly nonmotile bacteria that lack a cell wall and are mostly parasitic usually in mammals ― called also pleuropneumonia-like organism
– my · co · plas · mal \ -m ə l \ adjective