Definition of "bacteria" in inglés

noun

1. plural of bacterium

noun

1. (US) A type, species, or strain of bacterium.

2. (US, proscribed) Alternative form of bacterium.

3. (derogatory, slang) Lowlife, slob (could be treated as plural or singular).

noun

1. (dated, medicine) An oval bacterium, as distinguished from a spherical coccus or rod-shaped bacillus.