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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary mi·crobe ETYMOLOGY International Scientific Vocabulary micr- + Greek bios life — more at quick DATE 1881 : microorganism , germ English Etymology microbe popular name for a bacterium, 1881, from Fr. microbe, "badly coined (1878) by Sédillot" [Weekley] from Gk. mikros "small" + bios "life" (see bio-). Incorrect use of bios; in Gk. the word would mean lit. "short-lived." Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 microbe mi·crobe / 5maikrEub; NAmE -kroub / noun an extremely small living thing that you can only see under a microscope and that may cause disease 微生物 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged mi·crobe \ˈmīˌkrōb\ noun (-s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary micr- + -be (from Greek bios mode of life); originally formed in French — more at quick : a very minute organism : microorganism , germ — used especially of pathogenic bacteriaSynonyms: see microorganism |
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