Bacterium
Bacterium noun - (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants.
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Prokaryotes and bacterium are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prokaryotes" instead a noun "Bacterium".
Nearby Word: bacterial
Prokaryotes
Bacterium and prokaryotes are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Bacterium" with "Prokaryotes", this words are similar.
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