bacteria

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See also Bacteria, and bactéria

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[edit] English

scanning electron micrograph of E. coli bacteria

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  • (US) IPA: /bækˈtɪɻ.i.ə/
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[edit] Etymology 1

From New Latin bacteria, plural of bacterium, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktērion), neuter diminutive of βακτηρία (baktēria, rod, stick).

[edit] Noun

bacteria

  1. Plural form of bacterium.
  2. (US) A type, species, or strain of bacterium
    • 2002, A.C. Panchdhari, Water Supply and Sanitary Installations[1], edition 2nd ed., ISBN 8122412254, page 177:
      Anaerobic bacteria function in the absence of oxygen, where as aerobic bacteria require sunlight and also oxygen. Both these bacterias are capable of breaking down the organic matter []
  3. (US, proscribed) Alternative form of bacterium.
  4. (pejorative, slang) A derisive term for a lowlife or a slob (could be treated as plural or singular).
[edit] Usage notes
  • This is the plural form of the word. While it is often used as if it were singular (as a collective noun), this is considered nonstandard by some in the US and more elsewhere. See the usage examples under bacterium.
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see also under bacterium

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[edit] Etymology 2

From New Latin bacteria, from Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēria, rod, stick).

[edit] Noun

bacteria (plural bacteriae)

  1. (dated, medicine) An oval bacterium, as distinguished from a spherical coccus or rod-shaped bacillus

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[edit] Galician

[edit] Noun

bacteria f. (plural bacterias)

  1. bacterium

[edit] Spanish

[edit] Noun

bacteria f. (plural bacterias)

  1. bacterium
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