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What is "bacteria" in English? Definition and Explanations

Updated: 02-07-2026 by Wikilanguages.net
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What does bacteria mean in English? Meaning of bacteria definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "bacteria" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "bacteria": (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants

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  • Meaning: (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants
  • Synonyms: bacteria bacterium
  • Hyponyms: acidophil acidophile bacteroid calymmatobacterium diplococcus eubacteria eubacterium francisella genus calymmatobacterium genus francisella gonococcus legionella legionella pneumophilia neisseria gonorrhoeae nitrobacterium penicillin-resistant bacteria probiotic probiotic bacterium probiotic flora probiotic microflora pus-forming bacteria rod superbug true bacteria
  • Hypernyms: micro-organism microorganism

    • Pronunciation in US: /bækˈtɪɹ.i.ə/

    Pronunciation in UK: /bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪə/

    Synonyms:

    pathogens, germs, organisms, microbes, bacilli,

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