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Definitions for Bacteria
[1] ubiquitous one-celled organisms, spherical, spiral, or rod-shaped and appearing singly or in chains, comprising the Schizomycota, a phylum of the kingdom Monera (in some classification systems the plant class Schizomycetes), various species of which are involved in fermentation, putrefaction, infectious diseases, or nitrogen fixation.
[2] a very large group of microorganisms comprising one of the three domains of living organisms. They are prokaryotic, unicellular, and either free-living in soil or water or parasites of plants or animals See also prokaryote
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Words nearby Bacteria
bact., bacter-, bacteraemia, bacteremia, bacteri-, bacteria, bacteria bed, bacterial canker, bacterial capsule, bacterial endocarditis, bacterial infection
Origin of Bacteria
1905–10; < New Latin < Greek baktḗria, plural of baktḗrion; see bacterium
Other words from Bacteria
bac·te·ri·al , adjective
bac·te·ri·al·ly , adverb
non·bac·te·ri·al , adjective
non·bac·te·ri·al·ly , adverb
un·bac·te·ri·al , adjective
bacterial adjective
Word origin for Bacteria
C19: plural of New Latin bacterium , from Greek baktērion , literally: a little stick, from baktron rod, staff