bactérie
common noun
Syllable Decomposition
bactériefrom the scientific Latin bacterium, constructed from the Ancient Greek βακτηρία, baktêria ("stick for walking") due to the rod-like shape of the first observed bacteria (bacilli). Word invented by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg in 1838.
Definitions
- biologie
- biologie
Plural
bactéries
Hyperonyms
Hyponyms
Translations
german:Bakterium
english:bacterium
chinese:细菌
spanish:bacteria
greek:μικρόβια
italian:batterio
dutch:bacterie
portuguese:bactéria
swedish:bakterie
turkish:bakteri
See also
bactérien (adj.) antibactérien (adj.) abactérien (adj.)