megabacterium

megabacterium

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s
Proto-Hellenic *mégas
Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der.
English mega-
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 megabacterium

    From mega- + bacterium.

    Noun

    megabacterium (plural megabacteria)

    1. Any relatively large bacterium
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