Translingual

Proper noun

Wigglesworthia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Enterobacteriaceae – the single species Wigglesworthia glossinidia, a gram-negative bacterium and endosymbiont of tsetse flies.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Bacteria - kingdom; Proteobacteria - phylum; Gamma Proteobacteria - class; Enterobacteriales - order; Enterobacteriaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Wigglesworthia glossinidia (species)
  • Wigglesworthia glossinidia endosymbiont of Glossina brevipalpis (strain)

See also

• Glossina