microbe

Meaning

Any microorganism; (loosely, nonscientifically) especially, a harmful bacterium.

Synonyms

germ

microorganism

micro-organism

bacterium

bug

🐛

bacteria

bacillus

virus

mecrobes

parasite

pathogenic bacteria

microbian

microbion

microscopic creature

bacteriam

animalcule

Translations

microbe

🦠

microbio

🦠

microbo

🦠

Mikrobe

🦠

microbe

🦠

μικρόβιο

micróbio

🦠

microbi

🦠

mikrop

🦠

microbio

🦠

germe

Mikroorganismus

جرثوم

mîkrob

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmaɪkɹoʊb/

Etymology

From French microbe, from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) and βίος (bíos, “life”). By surface analysis, micro- + -obe.