bacteroid

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Synonyms: bacterioid, bacterid, bacteria, asteroid, bacterin, bacterio, icteroid, bacteri, bacteri-, actroid, bacteric

Antonyms: bacterioid, bacterid, bacteria, asteroid, bacterin, bacterio, icteroid, bacteri, bacteri-, actroid, bacteric

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|dated}} A micro-organism such as a [[bacterium]] or [[yeast]].
2. A [[bacterium]] of the species {{taxfmt|Bacteroides|genus}}.
3. A [[symbiotic]] form of the [[nitrogen-fixing]] bacterium ''[[Rhizobia]]'', or the root [[nodule]] that it produces.

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|biology}} Resembling bacteria.

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