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bacterivore

noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek βᾰκτηρῐ́ᾱ (băktērĭ́ā) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactēriabor. English bacteria Latin vorōder. English -vore English bacterivore From bacteria + -vore.

  1. derived from -vore English bacterivore From bacteria + -vore
  2. derived from bacteria Latin vorōder
  3. derived from bactēriabor
  4. derived from *-yósder✻

Definitions

  1. Any organism that ingests bacteria, whether as food or as a source of energy.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for bacterivore. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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