bacterium

CEFRB2

/bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪəm/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A single very small living thing called bacteria.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles.

Examples

  • Do not confuse a virus with a bacterium.

  • This bacterium is resistant to penicillin.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

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Origin

noun

From New Latin bactērium, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion, “small staff”), from βακτηρία (baktēría).