bacteria
English
Etymology 1
From .
Noun
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English plurals
(US) A type, species, or strain of bacterium
* {{quote-book, 2002, A.C. Panchdhari, Water Supply and Sanitary Installations citation
, passage=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
(US, proscribed)
(pejorative, slang) A derisive term for a lowlife or a slob (could be treated as plural or singular).
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).
Derived terms
* Bacteria
* Eubacteria
* Archaebacteria / Archebacteria
* eubacteria
* archaebacteria / archebacteria
See also
* culture (collective noun)
Etymology 2
From .
Noun
(bacteriae)
(dated, medicine) An oval bacterium, as distinguished from a spherical coccus or rod-shaped bacillus
Anagrams
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actinomyces
Not English
Actinomyces has no English definition. It may be misspelled.
English words similar to 'actinomyces':
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