Bug
Bug noun - A minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use.
Germ
Germ noun - A minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use.
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Synonyms for Germ
Bug is a synonym for germ in micro-organism topic. You can use "Bug" instead a noun "Germ", if it concerns topics such as microbe, microscopic organism, beings. informal substitute
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Germ and Bug. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bug/germ
Bug & Germ. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bug/germ>.
Germ or Bug. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bug/germ.
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