Desmobacteria
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Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]New Latin, from Ancient Greek δεσμός (desmós, “bond”) + English bacteria. Introduced by Ferdinand Cohn.
Noun
[edit]Desmobacteria
- (zoology, obsolete) A former tribe of bacteria within the Monera, having longer filamentous rods. Ones with shorter rods were
called Microbacteria).
References
[edit]- “Desmobacteria”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.