photobacterium

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noun

Any of the genus Photobacterium of bioluminescent bacteria.

Origintaxonomic name Photobacterium →
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Meanings

nounphotobacterium (plural photobacteria)

plural photobacteria

  1. Any of the genus Photobacterium of bioluminescent bacteria.

Origin

  1. taxonomic namePhotobacterium
  2. taxonomic namePhotobacterium
  3. Englishphotobacterium

From the genus name, from photo- + bacterium.

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APA

photobacterium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photobacterium

MLA

“photobacterium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photobacterium. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photobacterium,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photobacterium.

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