BACTEROID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bacteroid mean? 

• BACTEROID (noun)
  The noun BACTEROID has 1 sense:

1. a rodlike bacterium (especially any of the rod-shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants)

  Familiarity information: BACTEROID used as a noun is very rare.

• BACTEROID (adjective)
  The adjective BACTEROID has 1 sense:

1. resembling bacteria

  Familiarity information: BACTEROID used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BACTEROID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A rodlike bacterium (especially any of the rod-shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("bacteroid" is a kind of...):

bacteria; bacterium ((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)

Derivation:

bacteroid; bacteroidal (resembling bacteria)

• BACTEROID (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Resembling bacteria

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

bacterioid; bacterioidal; bacteroid; bacteroidal

Pertainym:

bacteria ((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)

Derivation:

bacteroid (a rodlike bacterium (especially any of the rod-shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants))