bacteria[plural noun]
microorganisms, bacilli, bugs
(slang), germs, microbes, pathogens, viruses
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
bac‧te‧ri‧a /bækˈtɪəriə $ -ˈtɪr-/
noun [plural] (
singular bacterium /-riəm/)
[
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: Modern Latin;
Origin: Greek bakterion 'stick, rod'; because of their shape]
very small living things, some of which cause illness or disease ⇒
virus—bacterial adjective:
a bacterial infection [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲