bacteria

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A type, species, or strain of bacterium.

   Anaerobic bacteria function in the absence of oxygen, where as aerobic bacteria require sunlight and also oxygen. Both these bacterias are capable of breaking down the organic matter […]

2. 2
   noun

   (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission

3. 3
   noun

   plural of bacterium

4. 4
   noun

   Alternative form of bacterium.

5. 5
   noun

   Lowlife, slob (could be treated as plural or singular).

6. 6
   noun

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

Etymology

From New Latin bactēria, from Ancient Greek βακτηρίᾱ (baktēríā, “rod, stick”).