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bacteriae

bacteriae is the plural of bacteria.

Meaning of bacteria

Noun (1)

bacteria (plural bacterias)

  1. (US) A type, species, or strain of bacterium.
    • Anaerobic bacteria function in the absence of oxygen, where as aerobic bacteria require sunlight and also oxygen. Both these bacterias are capable of breaking down the organic matter […]2002, A.C. Panchdhari, Water Supply and Sanitary Installations, 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 177
  2. (derogatory, slang) Lowlife, slob (could be treated as plural or singular).

Noun (2)

bacteria (plural bacteriae)

  1. (dated) An oval bacterium, as distinguished from a spherical coccus or rod-shaped bacillus.

Questions about bacteriae

What is bacteriae the plural of?
Bacteriae is the plural of bacteria.

Words near bacteriae in the dictionary

  1. bacteri-
  2. bacteria
  3. bacteriacidal
  4. bacteriacide
  5. bacteriacides
  6. bacteriae
  7. bacteriaemia
  8. bacteriaemias
  9. bacterial
  10. bacterial flora
  11. bacterial floras

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