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noun
The ingestion of bacteria as food or as an energy supply
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactēriabor. English bacteria Proto-Indo-European *gwerh3- Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *gworh3éh2 Proto-Italic *worā Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin vorōder. English -vore English bacterivore Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ieder. Middle English -ie Middle English -y English -y English bacterivory From bacterivore + -y.
