Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spherobacteria

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
spher-obac-te-ria
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

spherical bacteria, such as those in the genus Micrococcus.

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Etymology

Etymology tree English sphero- Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactēriabor. English bacteria English spherobacteria From sphero- + bacteria.

Usage

Questions

What does spherobacteria mean?
spherical bacteria, such as those in the genus Micrococcus.
Where does spherobacteria come from?
Etymology tree English sphero- Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactēriabor. English bacteria English spherobacteria From sphero- + bacteria.

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