family Chlamydiaceae

9.7

A group of bacteria that live inside warm-blooded animals and can cause disease

noun
/ˈfæmɪli klæˈmɪdiˌeɪsi/

Specialized

: familia Chlamydiaceae

The family Chlamydiaceae includes bacteria responsible for diseases in both humans and animals.

Examples

Members of the family Chlamydiaceae are known for their unique intracellular lifestyle.
Researchers studied the genetic diversity within the family Chlamydiaceae to understand disease transmission.
The family Chlamydiaceae includes several important pathogens.
Many species in the family Chlamydiaceae are known to cause infections.
The family Chlamydiaceae includes bacteria that can lead to significant health issues in mammals.
Scientists identified several new species within the family Chlamydiaceae that affect wildlife.
Infections caused by the family Chlamydiaceae can have severe consequences for both animals and humans.

Synonyms

Chlamydiaceae

vsfamily Chlamydiaceae

Specialized

9.9

A family of bacteria that must live inside warm-blooded animals, including humans

does the same but without specifying human hosts

Surface Forms

family Chlamydiaceae singular

families Chlamydiaceae plural

Morphology

family + Chlamydiaceae

The phrase is directly compositional: 'family' denotes a taxonomic grouping and 'Chlamydiaceae' names a group of bacteria, so the combined phrase plainly means the taxonomic family consisting of those bacteria. This scientific naming pattern is regular and cross-linguistically familiar, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would be able to infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Family Chlamydiaceae comes from the Greek word chlamys, meaning a 'cloak', because these bacteria hide inside the cells of other animals as if wrapped in a cloak. So the name helps you remember that this family contains bacteria that live inside warm-blooded animals like humans.