microbiota

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English

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Etymology

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micro- +‎ biota

Noun

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microbiota (plural microbiotas or microbiota)

  1. The microbial community that inhabits a multi-cellular organism, whether the entire organism or a specific body surface.
    • 2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 348:
      Caesarean babies eventually acquire the same mix of microbes as those born vaginally — by a year, their microbiota are usually indistinguishable.

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Spanish

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Noun

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microbiota f (plural microbiotas)

  1. microbiota

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