"bacteria" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /bakˈtɪə̯.ri.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bækˈtɪɹ.i.ə/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-bacteria.ogg
Rhymes: -ɪəɹiə Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin bacteria, plural of bactērium, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion, “little rod”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|NL.|bacteria}} Borrowed from New Latin bacteria, {{der|en|grc|βακτήριον||little rod}} Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion, “little rod”) Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} bacteria
  1. plural of bacterium Tags: form-of, plural Form of: bacterium
    Sense id: en-bacteria-en-noun-pcfLI6tq Categories (other): English plurals in -a with singular in -um or -on
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /bakˈtɪə̯.ri.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bækˈtɪɹ.i.ə/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-bacteria.ogg Forms: bacterias [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪəɹiə Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin bacteria, plural of bactērium, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion, “little rod”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|NL.|bacteria}} Borrowed from New Latin bacteria, {{der|en|grc|βακτήριον||little rod}} Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion, “little rod”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} bacteria (plural bacterias)
  1. (US) A type, species, or strain of bacterium. Tags: US Categories (topical): Nature
    Sense id: en-bacteria-en-noun-o34DXwYP Disambiguation of Nature: 9 40 22 12 17 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 36 35 8 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 3 42 27 7 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 42 27 7 22
  2. (US, proscribed) Alternative form of bacterium. Tags: US, alt-of, alternative, proscribed Alternative form of: bacterium
    Sense id: en-bacteria-en-noun-e7s2i-Jg Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 36 35 8 17
  3. (derogatory, slang) Lowlife, slob (could be treated as plural or singular). Tags: derogatory, slang
    Sense id: en-bacteria-en-noun-YWbT8R0D
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: culture [collective, noun]

Noun

IPA: /bakˈtɪə̯.ri.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bækˈtɪɹ.i.ə/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-bacteria.ogg Forms: bacteriae [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪəɹiə Etymology: From New Latin bactēria, from Ancient Greek βακτηρίᾱ (baktēríā, “rod, stick”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|NL.|bactēria|}} New Latin bactēria, {{der|en|grc|βακτηρίᾱ||rod, stick}} Ancient Greek βακτηρίᾱ (baktēríā, “rod, stick”) Head templates: {{en-noun|bacteriae}} bacteria (plural bacteriae)
  1. (dated, medicine) An oval bacterium, as distinguished from a spherical coccus or rod-shaped bacillus. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-bacteria-en-noun-Beh7b9Xc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 36 35 8 17 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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