bacteria

Meaning

plural of bacterium

bacterium

A single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles.

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/bækˈtɪɹ.i.ə/
Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin bacteria, plural of bactērium, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion, “little rod”).

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