"bacterivorous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactēriabor. English bacteria English -vorous English bacterivorous From bacteria + -vorous. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|bacteria|-vorous|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactēriabor. English bacteria English -vorous English bacterivorous [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "bactēria", "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_uncertain" : true, "id" : "adjective suffix", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "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" : "-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" : "bacteria", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-vorous", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "bacterivorous", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="bacterivorous"> From bacteria + -vorous. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} bacterivorous (not comparable)
  1. (biology) feeding on bacteria. Tags: not-comparable Related terms: bacterivore, bacterivory

Alternative forms

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