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picocyanobacterium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any cyanobacterium having dimensions less than about 2 micrometres

Word forms

picocyanobacterium picocyanobacteria

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin beccus Old Spanish bico Spanish picobor. English pico- Ancient Greek κῠ́ᾰνος (kŭ́ănos) Ancient Greek -εος (-eos) Ancient Greek κῠᾰ́νεος (kŭắneos)der. English cyano- 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 cyanobacterium English picocyanobacterium From pico- + cyanobacterium.

Related words

picoplankton
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