flavobacterium

[fley-voh-bak-teer-ee-uhm]

fla·vo·bac·te·ri·um

[fley-voh-bak-teer-ee-uhm]
noun, plural fla·vo·bac·te·ri·a [-teer-ee-uh] . Bacteriology.
any of several rod-shaped, aerobic to facultatively anaerobic bacteria of the genus Flavobacterium, inhabiting soil and water.

Origin:
< Neo-Latin; see flavo-, bacterium
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Flavobacterium has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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Flavobacterium Fla·vo·bac·te·ri·um (flā'vō-bāk-tēr'ē-əm)
n.
A genus of gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria occurring in soil and water and characteristically producing yellow, orange, red, or yellow-brown pigments.

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