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Meaning of bacteria

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bacteria

Pronunciation:/bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪ.ə//bækˈtɪɹ.i.ə/

noun

Definitions

A type, species, or strain of bacterium.
A derisive term for a lowlife or a slob (could be treated as plural or singular).

noun

Definitions

A single celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bacteria https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bacterium

bacteria

Pronunciation:/bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪ.ə//bækˈtɪɹ.i.ə/

noun

Definitions

An oval bacterium, as distinguished from a spherical coccus or rod-shaped bacillus.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bacteria