Etymology

photobacterium

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Today it means: Any of the genus Photobacterium of bioluminescent bacteria. Full definition →

taxonomic name Photobacterium
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  1. taxonomic name · borrowed fromPhotobacterium
  2. taxonomic name · borrowed fromPhotobacterium
  3. English todayphotobacterium

From the genus name, from photo- + bacterium.

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