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Bacteria

Ba-KTIH-ree-uh

/bæˈktɪriːʌ/

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bacteria

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(microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission.

Synonyms: bacterium

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