Term: rickettsia: any of a group of very small rod-shaped bacteria that live in biting arthropods (as ticks and mites) and cause disease in vertebrate hosts; they cause typhus and other febrile diseases in human beings
Broader: eubacteria: a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella | Unrelated: toilet water: a perfumed liquid lighter than cologne
Broader: eubacteria: a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella | Unrelated: counter: a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot
Broader: eubacteria: a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella | Unrelated: entrecote: cut of meat taken from between the ribs
Broader: eubacteria: a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella | Unrelated: dress rehearsal: a full uninterrupted rehearsal in costumes shortly before the first performance
Broader: eubacteria: a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella | Unrelated: atomic number: the order of an element in Mendeleyev's table of the elements; equal to the number of protons in the nucleus or electrons in the neutral state of an atom of an element
Broader: eubacteria: a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella | Unrelated: extraterrestrial being: a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere
Broader: eubacteria: a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella | Unrelated: american marten: valued for its fur
Broader: eubacteria: a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella | Unrelated: last mile: the last walk of a condemned person to the execution place
Broader: eubacteria: a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella | Unrelated: angiotensin ii: a potent vasopressor agent formed from angiotensin I
Broader: eubacteria: a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella | Unrelated: nosh: (Yiddish) a snack or light meal