bacteria
Meaning
plural of bacterium
bacterium
A single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles.
Synonyms
Schizomycetes
bacteriam
Translations
Frequency
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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