picocyanobacterium

noun

Any cyanobacterium having dimensions less than about 2 micrometres

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

nounpicocyanobacterium (plural picocyanobacteria)

plural picocyanobacteria

  1. biologyAny cyanobacterium having dimensions less than about 2 micrometres

Origin

  1. Proto-Celtic*bekkos
  2. Gaulish*bekkosbor.?
  3. Latinbeccus
  4. Old Spanishbico
  5. Spanishpico
  6. Englishpico-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱwey-
  8. Proto-Hellenic*kúwanos
  9. Ancient Greekκῠ́ᾰνος (kŭ́ănos)
  10. Ancient Greekκῠᾰ́νεος (kŭắneos)
  11. Englishcyano-
  12. Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
  13. Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
  14. New Latinbactērium
  15. Englishbacterium
  16. Englishcyanobacterium
  17. Englishpicocyanobacterium

From pico- + cyanobacterium.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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