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Bacterium has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

(microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants

2

A single celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles.

Related Terms
desulfoviridin flucloxacillin deinococcus bubonic plague pasteurellosis bacteriotropic sodoku curli polybacterial bdelloplast yersinia actinomyces plantaricin indigoidine nucleus bacterivory endorestriction sublancin bradavidin bacteroid
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
microorganism
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
acidophil probiotic bacteroid eubacteria Calymmatobacterium Francisella gonococcus Legionella pneumophilia nitrobacterium penicillin-resistant bacteria pus-forming bacteria rod diplococcus superbug
Rhyming Words
ium sium ilium opium apium arium mnium onium odium aecium corium helium cilium lycium aprium radium lilium nerium galium indium
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