megabacterium

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s

Proto-Hellenic *mégas

Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der.

English mega-

Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría)

Proto-Indo-European *-yóm

Proto-Hellenic [Term?]

Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion)

Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor.

New Latin bactēriumbor.

English bacterium

English megabacterium

From mega- + bacterium.

Noun

megabacterium (plural megabacteria)

1. Any relatively large bacterium