micro-organismo

See also: microorganismo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• microrganismo
• microorganismo (pre-1990 spelling)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌmi.kɾu.oʁ.ɡaˈniz.mu/ [ˌmi.kɾu.oɦ.ɡaˈniz.mu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌmi.kɾu.oʁ.ɡaˈniz.mu/ [ˌmi.kɾu.oɦ.ɡaˈniz.mu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˌmi.kɾu.oɾ.ɡaˈniz.mu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌmi.kɾu.oʁ.ɡaˈniʒ.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌmi.kɾo.oɻ.ɡaˈniz.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌmi.kɾu.ɔɾ.ɡɐˈniʒ.mu/ [ˌmi.kɾu.ɔɾ.ɣɐˈniʒ.mu]

• Hyphenation: mi‧cro‧or‧ga‧nis‧mo

Noun

micro-organismo m (plural micro-organismos)

1. (biology) microorganism (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye)