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Meaning of Bacteria | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
bakˈtɪə̯.ri.ə

Definitions

  1. A type, species, or strain of bacterium.
    US
  2. An oval bacterium, as distinguished from a spherical coccus or rod-shaped bacillus.
    dated
  3. A taxonomic domain comprising the single kingdom also called Bacteria, containing about 25 phyla
  4. A taxonomic kingdom within the superkingdom Prokaryota – single-cell organisms (the bacteria); once divided into the Archaebacteria and Eubacteria
  5. Lowlife, slob (could be treated as plural or singular).
    derogatory, slang

Equivalents

Español bacterias
हिन्दी जीवाणु
Bahasa Indonesia kuman
日本語 バクテリア
한국어 박테리아 세균
Polski bakteria
Português bactéria
Tiếng Việt khuẩn vi khuẩn vi trùng

Examples

“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 […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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