noun
Meaning 1
An organism that is too small to be seen by the unaided eye; especially, a single-celled organism, such as a bacterium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, microbiology, natural-sciences
Examples
- The cud is then reswallowed by the ruminant and further digested by specialized microorganisms that live in the rumen.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: microbe
Antonyms: none provided