"archaebacterium" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: archaebacteria [plural], archæbacterium [alternative], archebacterium [alternative], archeabacterium [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɪəɹiəm Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἀρχή (arkhḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρχαῖος (ărkhaîos) Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría) ▲ Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactēriumbor. English bacterium English archaebacterium From Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρχαῖος (ărkhaîos, “ancient”) + English bacterium. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|grc:ᾰ̓ρχαῖος<t:ancient>|bacterium|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἀρχή (arkhḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρχαῖος (ărkhaîos) Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría) ▲ Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactēriumbor. English bacterium English archaebacterium [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yós", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ιος", "lang" : "grc", "pos" : "adjective suffix" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "ᾰ̓ρχαῖος", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" }, { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "staff, cane", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "βακτηρία", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_duplicate" : true, "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "adjective suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : { "1" : "grc", "2" : ":der", "3" : "ine-pro:*-yós", "id" : "adjective suffix", "pos" : "suffix" }, "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ῐος", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ιον", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc", "pos" : "diminutive suffix" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "βακτήριον", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "New Latin", "term" : "bactērium", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-new" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "bacterium", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "archaebacterium", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="archaebacterium"> From Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρχαῖος (ărkhaîos, “ancient”) + English bacterium. Head templates: {{en-noun|archaebacteria}} archaebacterium (plural archaebacteria)
  1. Any primitive bacteria-like organism in the kingdom Archaea.

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