Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun strep

1 sense of strep

Sense 1
streptococcus, streptococci, strep -- (spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis)
       => eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria -- (a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella)

Similarity of adj strep

1 sense of strep

Sense 1
streptococcal, streptococcic, strep -- (of or relating to or caused by streptococci)