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photobacterium

photobacterium noun: any of the genus Photobacterium of bioluminescent bacteria.

Noun

photobacterium (plural photobacteria)

  1. Any of the genus Photobacterium of bioluminescent bacteria.

Forms of photobacterium

pluralphotobacteria

Origin of photobacterium

From the genus name, from photo- + bacterium.

Questions about photobacterium

What does photobacterium mean?
Photobacterium means any of the genus Photobacterium of bioluminescent bacteria.
What part of speech is photobacterium?
Photobacterium is a noun.
What is the plural of photobacterium?
The plural of photobacterium is photobacteria.

Words near photobacterium in the dictionary

  1. photoavoidance
  2. photobacteria
  3. photobacterial
  4. photobactericidal
  5. photobacteriosis
  6. photobacterium
  7. photobank
  8. photobanks
  9. photobaric
  10. photobash
  11. photobashed

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