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bacterium

🇬🇧 UK/bæk'tiәriәm/🇺🇸 US
IELTSGREC2

Definitions

n.

A single-celled microscopic organism with cell walls but no nucleus, some of which cause disease

细菌(单数)

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
bacterbacterium, rod-shaped microorganism
+
iumsuffix
=bacterium

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    A single bacterium can multiply into millions within just hours.

  • 2.

    The bacterium responsible for the disease was finally identified and classified.

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