bacterium
A single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organellesA single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles.
» Viruses are much smaller than bacteria.
Viren sind viel kleiner als Bakterien.
Вирусы намного меньше бактерий.
Вирусы гораздо меньше бактерий.
Meaning
1 sensesA single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles.
Bakterium, Bakterie
бакте́рияbaktɛ́rija
бакте́ріяbaktérija
- (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants
Examples
97 sentencesViruses are much smaller than bacteria.
ruВирусы намного меньше бактерий. — odexed
deViren sind viel kleiner als Bakterien. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Bacteria are invisible to the naked eye.
ruБактерии не видны невооружённым глазом. — marafon
deBakterien sind mit bloßem Auge unsichtbar. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Antibiotics kill bacteria, but won't do anything against viruses.
Антибіотики вбивають бактерії, але вони не діють не віруси. — deniko
Tom doesn't know the difference between a virus and a bacteria.
Том не знає різниці між вірусом та бактерією. — lingvokrolik
deTom kennt nicht den Unterschied zwischen einem Virus und einer Bakterie. — al_ex_an_der
Bacteria are everywhere.
ruБактерии повсюду. — Balamax
deBakterien sind überall. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From New Latin bactērium, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion, “small staff”), from βαFrom New Latin bactērium, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion, “small staff”), from βακτηρία (baktēría).
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Forms
plural: bacteriaSynonyms
2 synonyms- (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants:bacteria
Word family
46 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular