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English *noun*: bacterium
1.	bacterium (animal) (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants
		Synonyms	bacteria
		Broader (hypernym)	micro-organism, microorganism
		Narrower (hyponym)	acidophil, acidophile, bacteroid, Calymmatobacterium, diplococcus, eubacteria, eubacterium, Francisella, genus Calymmatobacterium, genus Francisella, gonococcus, legionella, Legionella pneumophilia, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, nitrobacterium, penicillin-resistant bacteria, probiotic, probiotic bacterium, probiotic flora, probiotic microflora, pus-forming bacteria, rod, superbug, true bacteria
		Domain category	microbiology
		Domain category members	bioremediation, Gram-negative, Gram-positive, immune reaction, immune response, immunologic response, microphage, peritrichous, resistance

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