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myxobacteria

[ mik-soh-bak-teer-ee-uh ]

plural noun

, Bacteriology.
, singular myx·o·bac·te·ri·um [mik-soh-bak-, teer, -ee-, uh, m].


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Word History and Origins

Origin of myxobacteria1

1930–35; myxo- + bacteria, based on the genus name Myxobacter; -bacter

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