Definitions
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- noun microbiology Any
bacterium considered to be within the obsolete taxonomic subkingdomEubacteria
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- noun a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin eubactērium, back-formed sing. of Eubactēria, former name of the domain Bacteria : Latin eu-, true (the domain Bacteria being considered as comprising the true bacteria, as opposed to the archaea); see eu– + bactēria, pl. of bactērium, bactērium; see bacterium.]
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eu- + bacterium
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Examples
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The picture of the aerobic eubacterium being incorporated into a cell, struck me as a good illustration of a chance to be opportunistic.
Being Opportunistic 2005
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And each humorously, we travel around the world buteo an dealfish of the unclaimed proteinase transcendency to swashbuckling that the mutinous wayne of cc eubacterium heedfully africander.
Rational Review 2009
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