bacteria
/bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪ.ə/
/bækˈtɪɹ.i.ə/
/bækˈtɪɹ.i.ə/
noun
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A type, species, or strain of bacterium.
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A derisive term for a lowlife or a slob (could be treated as plural or singular).
noun
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A single celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles.
noun
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An oval bacterium, as distinguished from a spherical coccus or rod-shaped bacillus.