Pyrococcus

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) +‎ -coccus.

Proper noun

Pyrococcus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Thermococcaceae – a thermophilic archaebacterium.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Prokaryota - superkingdom; Archaea - kingdom; Euryarchaeota - phylum; Thermococci - class; Thermococcales - order; Thermococcaceae - family

References

• Pyrococcus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pyrococcus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Pyrococcus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons