microdiversity

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noun

The diversity of phylogenetically closely related but physiologically distinct populations of bacteria

Opposite
macrodiversity
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Meanings

nounmicrodiversity (countable and uncountable, plural microdiversities)

plural microdiversities

  1. countableuncountablebiologyThe diversity of phylogenetically closely related but physiologically distinct populations of bacteria

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
macrodiversity

Origin

From micro- + diversity.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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