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Word: Microbe
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: from French, from Greek mikros ‘small’ + bios ‘life’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈmʌɪkrəʊb
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a microorganism, especially a bacterium causing disease or fermentation.
Short Definition:microorganism
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