Masculine

batterio

bacterium

Frequency

22k
Hyphenated as
bat‧tè‧rio
Pronounced as (IPA)
/batˈtɛ.rjo/
Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin bactērium, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion, “small staff”), from βακτηρία (baktēría) + -ium.

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