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archaebacterium

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ar⋅chae⋅bac⋅te⋅ri⋅a

  [ahr-kee-bak-teer-ee-uh]
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–plural noun, singular -te⋅ri⋅um  [-teer-ee-uhm] .
a group of microorganisms, including the methanogens and certain halophiles and thermoacidophiles, that have RNA sequences, coenzymes, and a cell wall composition that are different from all other organisms: considered to be an ancient form of life that evolved separately from the bacteria and blue-green algae and sometimes classified as a kingdom.
Also, ar⋅chae⋅o⋅bac⋅te⋅ri⋅a  [ahr-kee-oh-bak-teer-ee-uh] .

Origin:
1977; < NL, equiv. to archae-, irreg. for archaeo- archaeo- (perh. an erroneous Latinizing of Gk arche- arche- ) + bacteria bacteria
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ar·chae·bac·te·ri·um   (är'kē-bāk-tîr'ē-əm)   
n.   pl. ar·chae·bac·te·ri·a
An archaeon.

[archae(o)- + bacterium.]
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archaebacterium   (är'kē-bāk-tîr'ē-əm)  Pronunciation Key 
Plural archaebacteria
See archaeon.
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