bacteria
/bækˈtɪɹ.i.ə/
noun
A type, species, or strain of bacterium.
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Noun 2 meanings
A type, species, or strain of bacterium.
An oval bacterium, as distinguished from a spherical coccus or rod-shaped bacillus.
Where it comes from
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin bacteria, plural of bactērium, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion, “little rod”); by surface analysis, bacteri(um) + -a.
BACTERIA at a glance
BACTERIA has 8 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (B 3 + A 1 + C 3 + T 1 + E 1 + R 1 + I 1 + A 1) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,097 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with bacteria
All rhymes- VICTORIA13
- MARIA7
- CRITERIA10
- GLORIA7
- MALARIA9
- SHARIA9
- CAFETERIA14
- ARIA4
- HYSTERIA14
- EUPHORIA13
- MITOCHONDRIA20
- PIZZERIA28
One letter away
- BACTERIN12
- BACTERIC14
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