Meanings
adjectiveproteobacterial (comparative more proteobacterial, superlative most proteobacterial)
comparative more proteobacterial · superlative most proteobacterial
- Of or pertaining to the Proteobacteria.
Origin
- Ancient GreekΠρωτεύς (Prōteús)
- New LatinPrōteus
- Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
- Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
- taxonomic nameProteobacteria
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishproteobacterial
From taxonomic name Proteobacteria + English -al.
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proteobacterial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proteobacterial
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“proteobacterial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proteobacterial. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “proteobacterial,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proteobacterial.
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