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noun
Any of many rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria, of the genus Mycobacterium, that cause diseases such as tuberculosis and leprosy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: bacteriology, biology, microbiology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
rod-shaped bacteria some saprophytic or causing diseases
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: mycobacteria
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria
Narrower terms: tubercle bacillus, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, leprosy bacillus, Mycobacterium leprae
History
Etymology tree Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek μῠ́κης (mŭ́kēs) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English myco- 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 mycobacterium From myco- + bacterium.
Across languages
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