"cyanobacterium" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cyanobacteria [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪəɹiəm Etymology: From cyano- + bacterium. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|cyano|bacterium}} cyano- + bacterium Head templates: {{en-noun|cyanobacteria}} cyanobacterium (plural cyanobacteria)
  1. (biology) Any of very many photosynthetic prokaryotic microorganisms, of phylum Cyanobacteria, once known as blue-green algae. Wikipedia link: en:cyanobacterium Categories (topical): Biology Categories (lifeform): Blue-green algae Synonyms: blue-green alga Hypernyms: bacterium Related terms: Cyanobacteria Translations (prokaryotic microorganism of phylum Cyanobacteria): cianobacteri [masculine] (Catalan), sinice [feminine] (Czech), syanobakteeri (Finnish), cyanobactérie [masculine] (French), cianobacteria [feminine] (Galician), Cyanobacterium [neuter] (German), κυανοβακτήριο (kyanovaktírio) [neuter] (Greek), cianobatterio [masculine] (Italian), cianoficea [feminine] (Italian), cianobactéria [feminine] (Portuguese), cianobacteria [feminine] (Spanish), สาหร่ายสีเขียวแกมน้ำเงิน (sǎa-ràai-sǐi-kǐao-gɛɛm-nám-ngən) (Thai), mavi-yeşil alg (Turkish), siyanobakteri (Turkish), vi khuẩn lam (Vietnamese)

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