English Explanatory Dictionary

microbacterium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any bacterium of the Microbacterium genus.

Word forms

microbacterium microbacteria

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós)der. English micro- Ancient Greek βᾰκτηρῐ́ᾱ (băktērĭ́ā) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactēriumbor. English bacterium English microbacterium From micro- + bacterium.

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