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noun
Any bacterium considered to be within the obsolete taxonomic subkingdom Eubacteria.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, microbiology, natural-sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: eubacteria, true bacteria
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: moneran, moneron, bacteria, bacterium
Narrower terms: bacillus, B, coccus, cocci, coccobacillus, spirillum, spirilla, clostridium, clostridia, botulinus, botulinum, Clostridium botulinum, clostridium perfringens, cyanobacteria, blue-green algae, phototrophic bacteria, phototropic bacteria, pseudomonad, xanthomonad, nitric bacteria, nitrobacteria, nitrosobacteria, nitrous bacteria, thiobacillus, vibrio, vibrion, corynebacterium, listeria, enteric bacteria, enterobacteria, enterics, entric, endospore-forming bacteria, rickettsia, chlamydia, mycoplasma, actinomycete, actinomyces, mycobacteria, mycobacterium, myxobacteria, myxobacterium, myxobacter, gliding bacteria, slime bacteria, lactobacillus, streptococcus, streptococci, strep, spirochete, spirochaete
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1wes- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h1wésus? Proto-Indo-European *h1es-? Proto-Indo-European *h1su- Proto-Hellenic *ehu- Ancient Greek ἐΰς (eǘs) Ancient Greek εὖ (eû)der. English eu- 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 English eubacterium From eu- + bacterium.
