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thaumarchaeote

thaumarchaeote noun: any of the phylum Thaumarchaeota of archaebacteria.

Noun

thaumarchaeote (plural thaumarchaeotes)

  1. Any of the phylum Thaumarchaeota of archaebacteria.
    • The presence of thaumarchaeotes in sponges was first established in Axinella mexicana where Cenarchaeum symbiosum comprises 65% of the microbial biomass (Preston et al., 1996).2012, Mikel A. Becerro, Advances in Sponge Science, page 316
    Synonyms:
    thaumarchaea

Synonyms of thaumarchaeote

Forms of thaumarchaeote

pluralthaumarchaeotes

Words formed from thaumarchaeote

Questions about thaumarchaeote

What does thaumarchaeote mean?
Thaumarchaeote means any of the phylum Thaumarchaeota of archaebacteria.
What part of speech is thaumarchaeote?
Thaumarchaeote is a noun.
What is the plural of thaumarchaeote?
The plural of thaumarchaeote is thaumarchaeotes.

Words near thaumarchaeote in the dictionary

  1. thaumarchaea
  2. thaumarchaeal
  3. thaumarchaeol
  4. thaumarchaeota
  5. thaumarchaeotal
  6. thaumarchaeote
  7. thaumarchaeotes
  8. thaumarchaeotic
  9. thaumarcheotal
  10. Thaumas
  11. thaumascope

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