microbacterium

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noun

Any bacterium of the Microbacterium genus.

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

nounmicrobacterium (plural microbacteria)

plural microbacteria

  1. Any bacterium of the Microbacterium genus.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
  6. Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
  7. New Latinbactērium
  8. Englishbacterium
  9. Englishmicrobacterium

From micro- + bacterium.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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