microorganism

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microorganism

  • /ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊˈɔː.ɡəˌnɪz.m̩/ UK
  • /ˌmaɪ.kɹoʊˈɔɹ.ɡəˌnɪz.m̩/ US

noun microorganisms · micro-organism · microörganism

  1. An organism that is too small to be seen by the unaided eye; especially, a single-celled organism, such as a bacterium. The cud is then reswallowed by the ruminant and further digested by specialized microorganisms that live in the rumen.

    Similar: microbe, microorganism

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noun an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye

Españolmicroorganismo
한국어미생물 misaengmul
日本語微生物 biseibutsu
中文微生物 wéishēngwù
हिन्दीसूक्ष्मजीव sūkṣmajīv
Portuguêsmicro-organismo, microrganismo
Françaismicroorganisme
DeutschMikroorganismus
Italianomicrorganismo
Ελληνικάμικροοργανισμός mikroorganismós
Românămicroorganism
Русскиймикрооргани́зм mikroorganízm
Tiếng Việtvi trùng, vi khuẩn, vi sinh vật
العربيةمِيكْرُوب mikrūb
עבריתמיקרואורגניזם mikro'organízm

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@misc{microorganism_2026,
  title = {microorganism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/microorganism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}