microorganism – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
microorganism
n.
microscopic life form, bacteria
Microorganism
microorganism
Noun
1. any organism of microscopic size
(hypernym) organism, being
(hyponym) intestinal flora
(part-meronym) pilus
(classification) animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
(class) highly infective
Microorganism
(n.)
Any microscopic form of life; -- particularly applied to bacteria and similar organisms, esp. such are supposed to cause infectious diseases.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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microorganism
An organism that can be seen only through a microscope. Microorganisms include bacteria, protozoa, algae, and fungi. Although viruses are not considered living organisms, they are sometimes classified as microorganisms.