Meanings
nouncorynebacterium (plural corynebacteria)
plural corynebacteria
- Any bacterium, of the genus Corynebacterium, many of which are pathogenic or parasitic.
Origin
- translingualCorynebacterium
- Englishcorynebacterium
Borrowed from translingual Corynebacterium.
More words from translingual
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic وَتَدِيَّة
- وَتَدِيَّة (watadiyya)Translations
Catalan corinebacteri
- corinebacteriTranslations
Chinese Mandarin 棒狀桿菌 /棒状杆菌
- 棒狀桿菌 /棒状杆菌 (bàngzhuàng gǎnjūn)Translations
Estonian korünebakter
- korünebakterTranslations
French corynébactérie
- corynébactérieTranslations
Greek κορυνοβακτηρίδιο
- κορυνοβακτηρίδιο (korynovaktirídio)Translations
Italian corinebatterio
- corinebatterioTranslations
Japanese コリネバクテリウム
- コリネバクテリウム (korinebakuteriumu)Translations
Polish maczugowiec
- maczugowiecTranslations
Russian коринебакте́рия
- коринебакте́рия (korinebaktérija)Translations
Spanish corinebacteria
- corinebacteriaTranslations
Swedish corynebakterie
- corynebakterieTranslations
Tamil கொரினிபாக்டீரியம்
- கொரினிபாக்டீரியம் (koriṉipākṭīriyam)Translations
Ukrainian коринебакте́рія
- коринебакте́рія (korynebaktérija)Translations
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with corynebacterium
Miriammycobacteriumbacteriumdeliriumimperiumdeuteriumcriteriumceriummagisteriumpuerperiumcyanobacteriumapteriumarchaebacteriumcollyriumelateriumenterobacteriumferroceriummeitneriumosmeteriumpsalterium
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
corynebacterium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corynebacterium
MLA
“corynebacterium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corynebacterium. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “corynebacterium,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corynebacterium.
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