bacterium

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Inglese

Sostantivo

bacterium sing (pl.: bacteria)

  1. (biologia), (medicina) batterio, microbo

Pronuncia

  • IPA: /bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪəm/

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Etimologia / Derivazione

dal greco antico βακτήριον (bakterion - "cosa piccola), con il suffisso di matrice latina -ium (e conseguente plurale in -a) derivato dalla nomenclatura scientifica

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