bacteria
EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From New Latin bacteria, plural of bacterium, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion), neuter diminutive of βακτηρία (baktēría, “rod, stick”) (cognate with English peg).
NounEdit
bacteria
bacteria (plural bacterias)
- (US) A type, species, or strain of bacterium.
- (US, proscribed) Alternative form of bacterium.
- (derogatory, slang) A derisive term for a lowlife or a slob (could be treated as plural or singular).
Usage notesEdit
- This is the plural form of the word. While it is often used as if it were singular (as a collective noun), this is considered nonstandard by some in the US and more elsewhere. See the usage examples under bacterium.
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
see also under bacterium
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See alsoEdit
- culture (collective noun)
Etymology 2Edit
From New Latin bacteria, from Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría, “rod, stick”).
NounEdit
bacteria (plural bacteriae)
- (dated, medicine) An oval bacterium, as distinguished from a spherical coccus or rod-shaped bacillus.
AnagramsEdit
GalicianEdit
NounEdit
bacteria f (plural bacterias)
LatinEdit
NounEdit
bactēria
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From New Latin bacteria, plural of bactērium, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion).
NounEdit
bacteria f (plural bacterias)
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “bacteria” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.