macrobacterium

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noun

Any unusually large bacterium

OriginEnglish bacterium ← New Latin bactērium ← Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion) →
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Meanings

nounmacrobacterium (plural macrobacteria)

plural macrobacteria

  1. Any unusually large bacterium

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*meh₂ḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mh₂ḱrós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*makrós
  4. Ancient Greekμᾰκρός (măkrós)
  5. Frenchmacro-
  6. Englishmacro-
  7. Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
  8. Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
  9. New Latinbactērium
  10. Englishbacterium
  11. Englishmacrobacterium

From macro- + bacterium.

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APA

macrobacterium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrobacterium

MLA

“macrobacterium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrobacterium. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “macrobacterium,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrobacterium.

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