MICROBE

microbe, bug, germ

(noun) a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

microbe (plural microbes)

(microbiology) Any microorganism, but especially a harmful bacterium.

Synonyms

• See also microorganism

Anagrams

• Crombie

Source: Wiktionary


Mi"crobe, Mi*cro"bi*on, n. Etym: [NL. microbion, fr. Gr. (Biol.)

Definition: A microscopic organism; -- particularly applied to bacteria and especially to pathogenic forms; as, the microbe of fowl cholera.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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