megabacterium

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noun

Any relatively large bacterium

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

nounmegabacterium (plural megabacteria)

plural megabacteria

  1. Any relatively large bacterium

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*méǵh₂s
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mégas
  3. Ancient Greekμέγᾰς (mégăs)
  4. Englishmega-
  5. Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
  6. Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
  7. New Latinbactērium
  8. Englishbacterium
  9. Englishmegabacterium

From mega- + bacterium.

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APA

megabacterium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megabacterium

MLA

“megabacterium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megabacterium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “megabacterium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megabacterium.

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