bacteria

/bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪ.ə//bækˈtɪɹ.i.ə/

noun

  1. 1

    A type, species, or strain of bacterium.

  2. 2

    A derisive term for a lowlife or a slob (could be treated as plural or singular).

noun

  1. 1

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

noun

  1. 1

    An oval bacterium, as distinguished from a spherical coccus or rod-shaped bacillus.

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