amoebobacter

noun

amoe·​bo·​bac·​ter

əˈmēbōˌbaktə(r)

1

capitalized : a genus of purple sulfur bacteria (family Thiorhodaceae) having spherical or elongated cells that are aggregated in amoeboid colonies without an enclosing capsule and that occur in mud and stagnant water

2

plural -s : any organism of the genus Amoebobacter

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Amoeba + -o- + -bacter

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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