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corynebacterium

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ɪəɹiəm

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any bacterium, of the genus Corynebacterium, many of which are pathogenic or parasitic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

any species of the genus Corynebacterium

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria

Narrower terms: Corynebacterium diphtheriae, C. diphtheriae, Klebs-Loeffler bacillus

History

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Corynebacterium.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: وَتَدِيَّة (watadiyya) — Translations
  • Catalan: corinebacteri — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 棒狀桿菌 /棒状杆菌 (bàngzhuàng gǎnjūn) — Translations
  • Estonian: korünebakter — Translations
  • French: corynébactérie — Translations
  • Greek: κορυνοβακτηρίδιο (korynovaktirídio) — Translations
  • Italian: corinebatterio — Translations
  • Japanese: コリネバクテリウム (korinebakuteriumu) — Translations
  • Polish: maczugowiec — Translations
  • Russian: коринебакте́рия (korinebaktérija) — Translations
  • Spanish: corinebacteria — Translations
  • Swedish: corynebakterie — Translations
  • Tamil: கொரினிபாக்டீரியம் (koriṉipākṭīriyam) — Translations
  • Telugu: కొరినీబాక్టీరియమ్ (korinībākṭīriyam) — Translations
  • Ukrainian: коринебакте́рія (korynebaktérija) — Translations