"microbe" meaning in French

See microbe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /mi.kʁɔb/ Audio: Fr-microbe.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-microbe.wav [Switzerland, Valais], LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-microbe.wav [France, Vosges] Forms: microbes [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) + Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “life”). Etymology templates: {{ety|fr|:af|grc:μικρός<t:small>|grc:βίος<t:life>}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "little", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*mey-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "μικρός", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" }, { "gloss" : "life", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "live", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*gʷeyh₃-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "βίος", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "microbe", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" }" data-lang="fr" data-title="microbe">, {{af|fr|grc:μικρός<t:small>|grc:βίος<t:life>}} Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) + Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “life”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} microbe m (plural microbes)
  1. (microbiology) microbe Tags: masculine

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