adj
Meaning 1
Resembling bacteria.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
Examples
- bacteroid particles
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Standard Lemma guide
bacteroid
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noun
Meaning 2
A micro-organism such as a bacterium or yeast.
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Usage: dated
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noun
Meaning 3
A bacterium of the species Bacteroides.
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noun
Meaning 4
A symbiotic form of the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Rhizobia, or the root nodule that it produces.
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adjective
Meaning 5
resembling bacteria
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bacteroidal, bacterioidal, bacterioid
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noun
Meaning 6
a rodlike bacterium (especially any of the rod-shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants)
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Broader terms: bacteria, bacterium
History
Etymology
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 bactēriumbor. English bacterium Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English bacteroid From bacterium + -oid.
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Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Polish: bakteroid — a symbiotic form of the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Rhizobia