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noun
Any bacterium or archaeon that consumes methane as a source of carbon and of energy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: methanophile
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *médhu Proto-Hellenic *méthu Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Methylbor. English methyl Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānusder. English -ane English methane Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English -troph English methanotroph From methane + -o- + -troph.
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