"microflora" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: microflorae [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔːɹə Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós)der. English micro- English flora English microflora From micro- + flora. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|micro-|flora|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós)der. English micro- English flora English microflora [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "small", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "little", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*mey-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "μικρός", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "micro-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "flora", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "microflora", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="microflora"> From micro- + flora. Head templates: {{en-noun|microflorae}} microflora (plural microflorae)
  1. Microscopic life, especially the bacterial colonies found in the gut of normal, healthy animals and humans. Derived forms: microfloral Related terms: microbiome, microbiota, microfauna, macroflora Translations (microscopic plant life): микрофло́ра (mikroflóra) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 微植物群 (wēizhíwùqún) (Chinese Mandarin), microflore [feminine] (French), Mikroflora [feminine] (German), mikroflora [feminine] (Polish), microfloră [feminine] (Romanian), микрофло́ра (mikroflóra) [feminine] (Russian)

Noun [Italian]

Forms: microflore [plural]
Etymology: From micro- + flora. Etymology templates: {{ety|it|:af|micro-|flora}}, {{prefix|it|micro|flora}} micro- + flora Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} microflora f (plural microflore)
  1. microflora Tags: feminine

Noun [Spanish]

IPA: /mikɾoˈfloɾa/, [mi.kɾoˈflo.ɾa] Forms: microfloras [plural]
Rhymes: -oɾa Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} microflora f (plural microfloras)
  1. microflora Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-microflora-es-noun-MM7d8mxg Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header

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      "ipa": "/mikɾoˈfloɾa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mi.kɾoˈflo.ɾa]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oɾa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "microflora"
}

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